Agentic AI Security Engineer
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) · Ashburn, VA · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$149k–$186k/yrFull-time
About the role
AI@HHMI at Janelia integrates AI agents across the research process. These tools write and execute code, optimize experimental and model parameters, and drive instruments. Letting AI agents act on shared research infrastructure requires serious safety engineering. The relevant failure mode is usually not a malicious attacker but a capable, misdirected tool running with legitimate user permissions at machine speed: hallucinated commands, instructions hijacked by retrieved content,