Drimva

Innovative Defense Technologies

Chief AI Subject Matter Expert - JobID-0274

$198K–$328K

San Diego, Suite 200, California · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026

Experience
15+ years of full-time professional experience.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience.

About the job

Acts as the division’s AI advisor and leads the integration and practical use of AI in engineering workflows and mission-critical DoW software systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead integration of AI models and services into complex, mission-critical software environments and develop intelligent data-processing and NLP pipelines.
  • Establish AI-augmented engineering standards and demonstrate techniques that improve productivity and software quality.
  • Prototype AI use cases and tools, and mentor engineering teams in generative AI workflows.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
  • Daily use of generative AI coding tools and ability to assess AI-generated code for correctness, security, and performance.
  • Expert-level experience with agent-based development, LLM APIs, RAG architectures, vector databases, model evaluation, and AI-assisted engineering.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Nice to have

  • Experience building AI-augmented developer tooling, using LLM orchestration frameworks, integrating AI into DevSecOps, or operating self-hosted LLMs in secure environments.
  • Experience with complex DoW systems or familiarity with US Navy and US Army tactical systems.

Pay

$198,000 - $328,000 USD base salary

Tools

GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, ChatGPT, Claude, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel

AI focus

Leads adoption, integration, governance, and operational use of generative AI, LLMs, machine learning, and automation in software engineering and mission-critical defense systems.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)