Principal Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (remote)

RTX•Windsor Locks, CT

1d•Remote

About The Position

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. AI Engineer - Designs, builds, and transitions AI prototypes—encompassing LLMs, RL, and traditional ML—into production-ready services. Creates end‑to‑end pipelines—cleaning data, writes integration code, tests and demonstrates prototypes to stakeholders. The role demands a blend of deep technical expertise, rigorous experimentation, and clear communication with stakeholders. This individual will ideally work a hybrid/onsite role at one of our Collins' domestic locations but remote is a possibility.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
U.S. citizenship U is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
2+ years experience with Python, or other languages (solving problems with code)
1+ years experience with development practices - GitHub workflows, code‑review culture, VS Code use, and team‑board (GitHub, Jira, Teams Planner etc.).
1+ years experience with using JSON, CSV, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying cloud-based tooling (AWS or Azure)
Experience in fast‑paced applied R&D environments, stakeholder‑driven reviews, and iterative prototype refinement.
Experience with both structured and unstructured data.
Experience using large & small LLM models using APIs.
Experience making prototypes deployable.
Experience identifying & implementing ways to automate workflows using AI
Experience with AI/ML model design and implementation (when appropriate)
Experience with small AI models (that run on laptops) (e.g., gpt-oss20B, etc.) a plus
Experience combining non-agentic or agentic AI to knowledge graphs (LPGs or RDF)
Experience decomposing, breaking ambiguous goals into testable hypotheses. Identifying what must be solved now vs. later.
Ability to design and implement proof-of-concept prototypes for delivery into operational use.
Experience or awareness of AI approaches to mitigate GenAI hallucinations (e.g., neurosymbolic, etc.)
Ability to distill research literature or experimental findings into a prototype that meets stakeholder needs
Technical judgment, problem framing, execution, interpersonal influence, and organizational navigation
Participation in retrospectives, reflecting and sharing on successes and failures.
Experience as a Principal Investigator or lead engineer a plus
Ability to gain a security clearance a plus
GraphRAG experience a plus

Responsibilities

Write production‑grade python code and deploy scalable data‑processing jobs in AWS or Azure.
Pre-process data (tens of thousands of PDFs, hundreds of spreadsheets, etc.) and importing cleaned data into repositories of record for employee use.
Remain on the cutting edge of AI emerging patterns.
Demonstrate with business stakeholders to understand pain points and identify high-impact AI use cases.
Occasionally aid on proposal development as needed for the technical solution.
Design and develop scalable AI-powered pipelines to process and extract information from documents including PDFs, scanned images, and digital text.
Solve problems & issues that are numerous and undefined
Draft or review project statement of work for feasibility, time phasing, etc. and provide feedback to the Principle Investigator. Help define progress in uncertain R&D work.
Containerize AI solutions.
Occasionally apply RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) as needed.
Balance supporting multiple prototype projects per year.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% of the time

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
And more!