Senior AI Platform & ML Engineering Lead

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

Paid time off (3 weeks)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks an AI/ML Engineering Manager II to lead multiple AI/ML teams and drive the enterprise AI platform. You will provide strategic technical oversight, ensure scalable development of complex ML systems, and align engineering with mission-critical program requirements.

As SNC's corporate team, you will guide strategy across functions, including security, governance, and cross‑impact programs, while mentoring senior engineers and shaping the long-term platform roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or related STEM field.
• 6–8+ years of experience in AI/ML or software engineering, including 2+ years in a management role.
• Higher level degree may substitute for experience; 13+ years if no degree.
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams and delivering complex programs.
• Expertise in generative AI/LLM techniques; familiarity with ML data platform use cases.
• Experience architecting and optimizing ML pipelines and high-performance systems.
• Strong security, compliance, and data governance knowledge (CMMC, NIST).
• Ability to drive cross-functional execution across software, data, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AI/LLM Platform and MLOps engineering team delivering the enterprise AI platform.
• Provide deep technical guidance on LLM and generative AI architectures (gateway, routing, orchestration).
• Oversee integration of ML models and AI into enterprise systems and business platforms.
• Establish validation, verification, and compliance processes.
• Manage resourcing, budgeting, schedules, and risk mitigation.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads.
• Drive platform capability development and own the long-term technical roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML architectures

MLOps

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Security/compliance

Cross-functional execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or related STEM field

Higher level degree may substitute for experience

Tools

LLM gateway

Model routing

Vector databases

Agent orchestration frameworks

Enterprise AI API platform

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks an AI/ML Engineering Manager II to lead multiple AI/ML teams and drive the enterprise AI platform. You will provide strategic technical oversight, ensure scalable development of complex ML systems, and align engineering with mission-critical program requirements.

As SNC's corporate team, you will guide strategy across functions, including security, governance, and cross‑impact programs, while mentoring senior engineers and shaping the long-term platform roadmap.