Innovative Defense Technologies
Senior AI Subject Matter Expert - JobID-0276
$135K–$273K
Mount Laurel, New Jersey · 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.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
About the job
Advises the Integrated Warfare Systems Division on AI adoption and leads the integration of AI models, tools, and development practices into mission-critical defense software.
What you'll do
- Lead integration of AI models and services into complex, mission-critical software and develop intelligent data-processing and NLP pipelines.
- Establish AI-augmented engineering standards, demonstrate productivity and quality improvements, and mentor engineering teams on generative AI workflows.
- Prototype and evaluate AI use cases and developer tools, including workflows for code generation, testing, debugging, and documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
- 7+ years of full-time professional experience.
- Daily use of generative AI coding tools and ability to evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and performance.
- Advanced experience with agent-based development, LLM APIs, RAG architectures, vector databases, model evaluation, and AI integration into production workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-augmented developer tooling, LLM orchestration frameworks, DevSecOps integration, 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
Applies generative AI, LLMs, machine learning, and automation to accelerate software engineering and integrate intelligent capabilities into secure, mission-critical defense systems.
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