AI Engineer Associate

The MITRE Corporation • McLean, VA

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

At MITRE, you can have both meaningful work and a fulfilling life, tackling the nation's toughest challenges while ensuring employee well-being. MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, operating R&D centers for the government in diverse fields like cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. The organization is committed to making a difference for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world, offering competitive benefits, professional development, and a culture of innovation. MITRE’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) Solutions department, within the AI and Autonomy Innovation Center, is seeking an Associate AI Software Engineer. This role involves developing interfaces and tools that enable humans to effectively leverage AI and Machine Learning (ML) technologies for mission-critical problems. The department integrates human-centered engineering into AI and software development, aiming to enhance outcomes when human teams and AI-enabled systems collaborate. The successful candidate will build frontend tools using modern web frameworks and methodologies to utilize AI, Large Language Models (LLM), and ML, supporting a wide range of sponsors and internal customers, and contributing to MITRE’s internal research program.

Requirements

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Experience with programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python and C++
• Experience interfacing frontend applications with AI and ML technologies
• Fundamentals in AI engineering, systems engineering, and software engineering
• Fundamentals in object-oriented programming, web application development, and software architecture
• Experience with one or more modern web development framework (Vue.js, React, Angular, etc.)
• Ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, languages, platforms, and systems
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts comparable to those obtained with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study
• US citizenship in order to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance within 1 year of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Strong fundamentals in AI and ML
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field

Responsibilities

• Assist MITRE and government sponsors in the architecture and implementation of AI-enabled solutions to solve challenging problems in domains such as healthcare, intelligence, and defense
• Build frontend tools that leverage LLM, AI, and ML technologies
• Build full stack AI applications utilizing modern frameworks and methodologies
• Apply AI-driven tools, systems, and scalable solutions for mission-specific challenges
• Apply rapid prototyping techniques and agile methodologies
• Work independently and on teams to develop software prototypes using modern software engineering techniques with minimal instruction, guidance, and direction
• Demonstrate expertise in industry standard best practices for software design, implementation, testing, and documentation

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth
• Culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees