Senior AI Solutions Engineer for Space & Defense

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

401(k) plan

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation’s Digital Innovation Division seeks Senior Project Engineers to lead AI initiatives, owning technical approach, requirements, architecture, and schedule across enterprise-scale platforms.

This onsite, full-time role is based in Colorado Springs, CO; Chantilly, VA; or El Segundo, CA, with ~25% travel and security clearance. You will mentor engineers and coordinate with security, data, and accreditation teams to deliver trusted capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Operations, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, STEM or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8 years of progressive technical experience in AI/ML engineering, software or systems engineering, modeling and simulation, or related field.
• Experience leading a technical project or team with accountability for technical approach, cost, and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical project lead for an assigned AI initiative, owning its technical approach, requirements, architecture, roadmap, and dependencies.
• Lead the project team day to day, including engineers and subject matter experts, setting the technical direction.
• Own cost and schedule performance for your initiative, including estimates, milestones, and funding requests.

Skills

Python

AI tooling

System design

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder comms

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

AI toolchains

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation’s Digital Innovation Division seeks Senior Project Engineers to lead AI initiatives, owning technical approach, requirements, architecture, and schedule across enterprise-scale platforms.

This onsite, full-time role is based in Colorado Springs, CO; Chantilly, VA; or El Segundo, CA, with ~25% travel and security clearance. You will mentor engineers and coordinate with security, data, and accreditation teams to deliver trusted capabilities.