AI Software Engineer (AHT) - R10208296 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 3 days ago

AI Software Engineer (AHT) - R10208296

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a highly motivated AI Software Engineer to join their C2 & Weapons Integration Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence. The role involves developing AI/ML applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle challenges related to AI augmentation and automation.

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Responsibilities

Define, develop, and deliver novel mathematical and statistical modeling and algorithm development to tackle the challenges of prediction, optimization, and classification
Apply machine learning algorithms to large sets of structured and unstructured data to solve a broad range of problems that include applications in autonomy, pattern recognition, target detection and tracking, recommendation and decision support systems, and robotic systems
Design, develop, document, test, debug, and deploy state-of-the-art AI/ML applications
Collaborate with cross-functional team to deploy AI/ML solutions in development and production environments
Regularly demonstrate progress to customers

Qualification

AI modelsAlgorithmsAI/ML frameworksMachine learning pipelineWeb application developmentCloud computing servicesMicroservice architecturesExplainable AIStatistical modelingLinux operating systemsSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM degree with 2 years' experience OR Master's degree in Computer Science or related STEM degree with 0 years' experience
Experience with one of more AI models and algorithms: LLMs, DNN, genetic algorithms, embedding models, deep learning, etc
Experience developing systems with AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, and Scikit-learn
Development experience should span the ML pipeline and include: working with novel datasets, data processing and preparation, training and fine-tuning ML systems, modifying existing deep learning architectures as well as coding from architecture diagrams, and evaluating system performance using established and novel metrics and methods
Ability to carry out rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept demonstrations
Possess general familiarity with applied machine learning concepts including: multilayer perceptrons, CNNs, LSTMs, transformer models, supervised/unsupervised learning methods, reinforcement learning methods, as well as statistical modeling and graphical models
Possess general familiarity with computational and statistical learning theory
Experience with web application development frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI
Understanding of software engineering best practices including source control and software architecture
Able to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Preferred

Experience with AWS or other cloud computing services
Experience with microservice architectures and related software methods including containerization and container orchestration
Familiarity with explainable AI, adversarial AI, active learning, and third wave approaches to AI
Familiarity with DevOps/DevSecOps/MLOps concepts
Familiarity with Linux-based operating systems
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Experience in working with LLMs (e.g. prompt engineering, LLM development frameworks, fine tuning, quantization)
Experience in modeling and simulation
Experience with vector and/or graph databases

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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