Senior AI Engineer
Role overview
BigBear.ai is seeking a
BigBear.ai is seeking a motivated Senior AI Engineer with a proven track record in software engineering and deep understanding of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques to support the exciting new AI and Emerging Technologies (AI&ET) mission. The engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to capture requirements, aid in structured planning, and improve the certification process by introducing AI/ML tooling. Additionally, the engineer will use AI/ML to develop tools and techniques to include fine tuning Large Language Models (LLM) that assist in enhanced vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities.
Responsibilities
- check_circle Collaborate closely with technical leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks that coordinate static analyzers, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and automated testing pipelines.
- check_circle Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results for LLM consumption.
- check_circle Design and implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree plus 8-years of relevant experience or equivalent.
- Active TS/SCI with Poly
- Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering.
- Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases. Fa
- Fimiliarization with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
- Collaboratively work with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
- Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes.
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarization with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.
About the company
BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.
BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.