Associate Director, AI Application Engineer

3 days ago

Mckinney, Texas, United States Raytheon Full-time
Overview

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

In this role, you lead applied AI initiatives across classified and unclassified environments, delivering practical AI/ML capabilities into programs. You will push secure AI pipelines, guide teams, and help transition research into production. You collaborate across engineering, research, leadership, and customers to ensure compliant, high-value AI solutions. Your work shapes mission-critical capabilities while aligning with RTX’s safety and innovation priorities. This is a hands-on, impact-driven leadership role with a strong focus on real-world deployment.



Compensation / Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision
  • life insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible work schedules
  • paid time off
  • parential leave

Responsibilities
  • Integrate and deploy AI/ML models, including LLMs, across environments
  • Build and operate secure AI pipelines in cloud, tactical, and embedded settings
  • Transition prototypes to production and mature applied research
  • Provide organizational enablement through guidance, training, and best practices
  • Collaborate with engineering, research, program leadership, and customers
  • Evaluate new technologies for security and government standards compliance
  • Contribute to proposals and technical communications
  • Design and govern agentic AI systems with guardrails and safety measures
  • Apply agent-based workflows to improve engineering and mission execution

Key requirements
  • STEM degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience
  • AI practitioner experience applying AI to SW development, security, automation, and workflows
  • Production AI system delivery xhuatnn experience
  • Experience designing, training, and deploying LLMs and advanced ML models with secure ML Ops/DevSecOps
  • Python proficiency and familiarity with modern ML frameworks
  • Experience deploying AI in cloud and embedded environments
  • Experience leading workstreams
  • Ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required
  • leadership
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • technical communication
  • LLMs design/train/deploy
  • secure ML Ops/DevSecOps
  • AI/ML production systems