Kitware
Cleared AI Project Manager
$135K–$175K
Clifton Park, New York · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jun 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of technical project management experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position.
About the job
Leads AI and computer vision projects for U.S. government and defense customers, coordinating research and engineering teams, customer communications, delivery, and proposal work.
What you'll do
- Manage project lifecycle, scope, schedule, budget, and technical milestones.
- Partner with a Principal Investigator and lead researchers and developers to turn AI research into project roadmaps and deliverables.
- Coordinate government stakeholder communications and contribute to proposals, presentations, and customer capture.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field.
- 5+ years of technical project management experience, including a proven record managing U.S. Government contracts.
- Understanding of machine learning concepts and hands-on programming experience in Python or C++.
- Direct experience contributing to successful government technical proposals; active TS or TS/SCI clearance, or recent TS eligible for immediate reactivation; U.S. citizenship.
Nice to have
- Experience managing computer vision or advanced deep learning projects, or hands-on AI model training, fine-tuning, or deployment.
- Familiarity with open-source software practices and communities; PMP certification.
Pay
USD 135,000–175,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, VIAME, Telesculptor, CMake, ITK, VTK
AI focus
Applies AI and computer vision research to government and defense projects; work involves machine learning concepts and may include model training, fine-tuning, or deployment.
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