AI Systems Engineer

KBR•Chevy Chase, MD

1d•$125,200 - $187,700•Onsite

About The Position

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. This is a contingent hire for a full-time client facing position supporting a government agency. If you have a passion for systems engineering and the integration of new technologies such as AI/ML, this is the perfect opportunity to apply your expertise and contribute to impactful projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
Three (3) or more years of relevant IC or DoD financial experience
Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively complex systems design, acquisition, and test experience
Active TS/SCI

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in systems or electrical engineering preferred.
Systems Engineering certification from INCOSE or DAWIA preferred.
10 years of experience in AI/ML preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and apply systems engineering products and analyses to support requirement development, acquisition, deployment, and sustainment of AI/ML capabilities.
Develop, deploy, and maintain AI and machine learning models using given datasets and customer requirements.
Test and develop machine learning that meet or exceed desired performance evaluation metrics.
Utilize understanding of the concepts of supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, model evaluation metrics, and hyperparameter tuning.
Monitor model performance in production environments to ensure reliable, efficient, and scalable model performance.
Develop AI/ML concept plans, including requirements and conceptual planning.
Assist in the design and development of AI algorithms.
Conduct technology trade studies to research, analyze, and evaluate various options, documenting results to determine the best value solution for specific problems
Perform engineering investigations of considerable complexity to resolve technical issues
Review literature, patents, and current practices to inform solutions for assigned projects