Drimva

Innovative Defense Technologies

Senior AI Subject Matter Expert - JobID-0276

$135K–$273K

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

Experience
7+ 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

Advises the Integrated Warfare Systems Division on AI adoption and governance, and develops AI-augmented engineering practices and solutions for mission-critical defense software.

What you'll do

  • Lead integration of AI models, services, and components into complex defense software systems.
  • Establish AI-augmented engineering standards and demonstrate generative AI techniques that improve productivity and software quality.
  • Develop AI prototypes, data-processing and NLP pipelines, dashboards, and insights; mentor teams in AI-assisted development.

What they ask for

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

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI-augmented developer tooling, LLM orchestration frameworks, AI-enabled DevSecOps, or self-hosted LLMs in secure environments.
  • Experience with complex DoW systems or familiarity with US Navy and US Army tactical C2 or sensor systems.

Pay

$135,000 - $231,000 USD base salary; $164,000 - $273,000 USD base salary

Tools

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

AI focus

Generative AI, LLMs, machine learning, AI automation, AI-assisted software engineering, AI model integration, intelligent data processing, and responsible AI governance.

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