Drimva

MORSE Corp

Chief Engineer - AI Test & Evaluation (T&E)

$120K–$225K

Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA +2 · Full-time · Posted May 12, 2026

Location
Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Experience
Minimum of 10 years in R&D focused on AI/ML and Test & Evaluation.
Education
Master's degree or PhD in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience leading advanced R&D programs.

About the job

Leads AI Test & Evaluation programs that assess and improve AI systems against operational and mission outcomes for government customers.

What you'll do

  • Architect evaluations of AI models, subsystems, user workflows, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
  • Advise government customers, shape technical roadmaps, and translate evaluation findings into engineering recommendations.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams and own program execution, including schedule, budget, delivery, and opportunity capture.

What they ask for

  • US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
  • Master's degree or PhD in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience leading advanced R&D programs.
  • Minimum of 10 years of R&D experience focused on AI/ML and Test & Evaluation.
  • Experience leading technical teams, DoD or IC business development and program capture, and technical proposal volumes; deep understanding of software development principles, methods, and tools.

Nice to have

  • Active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI clearance.

Pay

$120,000 — $225,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Computer Vision, Language Translation, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Vision Language Models, AI Agents

AI focus

Evaluates and improves AI effectiveness through model, subsystem, user-workflow, reliability, and mission-outcome testing across computer vision, language translation, generative AI, large language models, vision language models, and AI agents.

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