Senior Staff AI Engineer - Lead ML Solutions

Twenty-Six Defense; Merrimack (NH); On-site; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Most locations 9/80 schedule

401(k) program

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life Insurance

Flexible Vacation & PTO

Parental Leave

Employee Referral Program

Voluntary Benefits

Tricare Supplement for retirees

Job summary

Twenty-Six Defense seeks a Staff Algorithm/AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI solutions for defense and aviation markets. The role combines deep AI/ML expertise with leadership, collaboration, and strategic impact across product teams.

You will mentor engineers, align AI initiatives with business goals, and help establish governance for responsible AI practices while delivering scalable, production-grade models in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field; PhD preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or related roles.
• Proven track record of delivering production-grade machine learning models and AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable ML/AI algorithms for business-critical applications.
• Lead cross-team AI/ML projects, driving technical direction and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and data scientists; provide coaching and guidance.
• Oversee evaluation, validation, and monitoring of models for accuracy, fairness, and compliance.
• Establish and enforce code quality, model documentation, and reproducibility standards.
• Contribute to AI governance frameworks and responsible AI practices.
• Identify opportunities to optimize models and processes to improve performance.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Collaboration

Leadership

Business acumen

Adaptability

Communication

Ethics & integrity

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in CS/Math/Engineering

8+ years AI/ML exp.

Prod-grade ML track record

Job description

Twenty-Six Defense seeks a Staff Algorithm/AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI solutions for defense and aviation markets. The role combines deep AI/ML expertise with leadership, collaboration, and strategic impact across product teams.

You will mentor engineers, align AI initiatives with business goals, and help establish governance for responsible AI practices while delivering scalable, production-grade models in dynamic environments.