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Banner Defense is looking for a talented AI Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to provide technical support for the design, evaluation, and advancement of AI-enabled applications, tools, and workflows. This role is intended for a hands-on technical professional who understands how modern AI systems are built and can help develop practical solutions using large language models, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks, and supporting software infrastructure. The right candidate is a builder at heart-someone who explores new frameworks, prototypes ideas, and continuously teaches themselves emerging techniques. Curiosity and passion matter greatly in this role. We want someone who follows the fast-moving AI ecosystem because they genuinely enjoy it, not just because the job requires it.
Job Responsibility
Provide SETA support to government teams developing or assessing AI-enabled applications and tools
Advise on technical approaches for AI application design, prototyping, integration, and evaluation
Support the review of architectures, development approaches, model usage patterns, and technical risk areas
Advise on AI engineering considerations such as latency, reliability, observability, testability, guardrails, data flow, and system integration
Evaluate and compare modern AI frameworks, agentic libraries, and experimentation harnesses for suitability in mission use cases
Assist with the development of technical guidance, prototypes, engineering recommendations, and briefings for government stakeholders
Support test and evaluation activities for AI tools, including performance assessment, qualitative review, and workflow validation
Collaborate with platform engineers, product leads, mission users, and government leadership to ensure AI efforts remain technically grounded and operationally relevant
Stay current on rapid changes in the AI ecosystem and provide informed recommendations on emerging tools and practices
Requirements
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field
12+ years of related professional experience
Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires US Citizenship
Experience designing, building, integrating, or evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications or software tools
Familiarity with modern AI application patterns, including LLM-based applications, RAG, prompt engineering, agentic systems, and AI-assisted workflows
Experience with software development fundamentals, APIs, data handling, and system integration
Ability to assess technical tradeoffs and communicate them clearly to both engineers and government stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
Ability to obtain a TS SCI clearance required
Experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages commonly used in AI application development
Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, model APIs, evaluation frameworks, and agent testing harnesses
Exposure to model hosting, inference pipelines, or cloud-based AI development environments
Understanding of secure AI development practices, data protection, and operational constraints in government settings
Experience supporting defense, cyber, intelligence, or mission application development
Familiarity with human-in-the-loop workflows, AI assurance, and evaluation methodologies
Working knowledge of one or more agentic or orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Haystack, LlamaIndex, or similar ecosystems