Ai Engineer - Mission Innovation Lab

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, US
Onsite
Deep-learning research and production-grade software development
Design and deploy agentic workflows
Natural language processing, computer vision, time series forecasting
Translate cutting-edge AI concepts into robust, mission-scale solutions for the warfighting community

Job Summary

  • Translate cutting-edge AI concepts into robust, mission-scale solutions for the warfighting community.
  • Design autonomous agents and multi-step pipelines using LangChain, ReAct, tool-calling, or custom orchestration.
  • Join a team that offers comprehensive medical, retirement savings, tuition benefits, and ample paid time off.

Matching Summary

Translate cutting-edge AI concepts into robust, mission-scale solutions for the warfighting community.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Deep-learning research and production-grade software development
  • Design and deploy agentic workflows
  • Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Time Series Forecasting
  • CI/CD pipelines for model training and deployment
  • Python, C/C++, Java, REST/GraphQL APIs, containerization
  • ML theory and evaluation metrics
  • Fine-tuning LLMs with Hugging Face, LangChain
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
  • PEFT/LoRA methods for large models

Nice-to-have

  • Creative, curious, energetic, collaborative
  • Making a difference in government organizations
  • AI safety techniques
  • DevSecOps practices
  • Defense, intelligence, or government-focused AI projects
  • Contributing to open-source AI libraries

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in CS, ML, Statistics, Applied Math or related with 4+ years experience (or MS with 2+ years)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain active DoD security clearance
  • Work onsite 5 days per week in Pittsburgh, PA or Arlington, VA

Work Rights

Must be able to obtain and maintain an active DoD security clearance

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