Senior AI Solutions Engineer – Onsite Space Systems

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 166,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care

401(k) Plan

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead AI initiatives within the Digital Innovation Division, owning technical approach, requirements, architecture, and metrics.

Lead cross‑functional teams, manage cost and schedule, and collaborate with SMEs to translate mission needs into deployable capabilities. Eligible for security clearance; on‑site work in national locations. This role emphasizes technical leadership over people management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Operations, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, STEM or related field.
• 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 technical dependencies.
• Lead the project team day to day, including engineers, subject matter experts, and partner organizations.
• Own cost and schedule performance, including estimates, milestones, variance, and funding requests.

Skills

Python

AI/ML engineering

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Large language model APIs

Agent orchestration frameworks

Evaluation harnesses

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead AI initiatives within the Digital Innovation Division, owning technical approach, requirements, architecture, and metrics.

Lead cross‑functional teams, manage cost and schedule, and collaborate with SMEs to translate mission needs into deployable capabilities. Eligible for security clearance; on‑site work in national locations. This role emphasizes technical leadership over people management.