Associate Director, AI Application Engineer

Associate Director– Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application Engineer

Raytheon Software Engineering is seeking an experienced and delivery-focused Associate Director– Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application Engineer to drive applied AI innovation across classified and unclassified environments. This individual will directly contribute to hands-on development, organizational enablement, secure deployment of AI/Machine Learning (ML) capabilities, and advanced research transition. The ideal candidate is not a theorist but a proven executor who delivers real capability into programs and generates business value.

What You Will Do

• Integrate and deploy AI/ML models, especially Large Language Models (LLMs) and emerging architectures
• Build and operate secure AI pipelines across cloud, tactical, and embedded environments
• Transition prototypes into production systems; support applied research maturation
• Provide organizational enablement through guidance, training, and best practices
  
  Collaborate across engineering, research, program leadership, and customers
• Evaluate new technologies, ensuring compliance with security and government standards
• Contribute to proposals and technical communication
• Design, integrate, and govern agentic AI systems with guardrails and operational safety
• Apply agent-based workflows that improve engineering and mission execution

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a STEM degree with a minimum of 12 years' relevant experience
• Experience as an AI Practitioner applying AI technologies to solve challenges including SW Dev, SW Security, automation and operational workflows
• Experience with delivery of production AI systems
• Experience designing, training, and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) and advanced machine-learning models, including implementing secure ML Ops and Dev Sec Ops  practices
• Experience with Python and modern machine-learning frameworks
• Experience deploying AI in cloud and constrained/embedded environments
  
  Experience leading work streams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government issued TS/SCI security clearance after day 1. U.S. Citizenship is required as only US Citizens can acquire clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with delivery of production AI systems
• Classified program experience
• Embedded AI optimization experience
• Integration of AI into legacy/multi-domain systems
• Familiarity with government AI assurance and safety standards
• Active U.S. Government issued TS/SCI security clearance

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
  Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation
• Relocation Eligibility

Locations:
McKinney, TX Tucson, AZ Tewksbury, MA