Principal AI Software Engineer TS/SCI w/Poly

**Purpose and Impact:** Amentum is seeking a motivated Principal AI Software Engineer to support the exciting Corporate Directory Services mission. Engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to lead the development of advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions, intelligence mission workflows, and emerging analytic capabilities. This role is responsible for designing, developing, prototyping, and operationalizing AI-enabled applications that automate complex intelligence processes, discover emergent intelligence value, and accelerate mission outcomes. The candidate will work across multiple technical domains including software engineering, data science, machine learning, and large language model (LLM) integration to deliver innovative capabilities from proof-of-concept through operational deployment. ​ **Essential Responsibilities:** Collaborate closely with customers to drive the rapid development, evaluation, and transition of AI/ML-enabled mission capabilities that enhance operational analysis and intelligence workflows. Leverage emerging technologies, scalable software architectures, and advanced analytics to automate discovery, accelerate insight generation, and deliver production-ready solutions across diverse mission domains. Shape technical strategy and best practices to ensure effective deployment, sustainment, and evolution of AI-enabled mission systems **Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):** - Proficient in current AI/ML technologies such as classification, clustering, collaborative filtering, search, and retrieval using techniques such as but not limited to deep neutral networks (DNN), recurrent neural networks (RNN), attention-based transformers, etc. - Experience in current large language models (LLM) for representative and generative tasks. equivalent. - Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and experience with Jupyter Notebooks. **Security Clearance Required:** - TS/SCI Poly **Minimum Years of Experience:** - A Doctoral degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or - a Master's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience, or - a Bachelor's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience, or - an Associate's degree plus 13 years of relevant experience, or - a High School diploma/GED plus 15 years of relevant experience **Preferred Qualifications:** - Proficiency in approaches to retrieval augmented generation (RAG), model context protocol (MCP) and other recent technologies supporting agentic AI. - Foundational knowledge of statistics related to parametric probability distributions, nonparametric probability distributions, Bayesian analysis, and covariance matrices. - Proficiency in agentic systems that can automatically carry out mission goals with limited supervision. #javelin #ICpoly ***This position is not designated as a safety sensitive position.*** ***As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum’s role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.*** **Other Responsibilities:** **Safety** - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams. **Quality** - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide s…