Associate Director, AI Application Engineer
Raytheon · McKinney, TX · Yesterday
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
About the role
Raytheon Software Engineering is seeking an experienced and delivery-focused Associate Director– Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application Engineer.
Responsibilities
- Integrate and deploy AI/ML models, especially Large Language Models (LLMs) and emerging architectures
- Build and operate secure AI pipelines across cloud, tactical, and embedded environments
- Transition prototypes into production systems; support applied research maturation
- Provide organizational enablement through guidance, training, and best practices
- Collaborate across engineering, research, program leadership, and customers
- Evaluate new technologies, ensuring compliance with security and government standards
- Contribute to proposals and technical communication
- Design, integrate, and govern agentic AI systems with guardrails and operational safety
- Apply agent-based workflows that improve engineering and mission execution
Requirements
- You must have a STEM degree with a minimum of 12 years’ relevant experience
- Experience as an AI Practitioner applying AI technologies to solve challenges including SW Dev, SW Security, automation and operational workflows
- Experience with delivery of production AI systems
- Experience designing, training, and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) and advanced machine-learning models, including implementing secure ML Ops and DevSecOps practices
- Experience with Python and modern machine -learning frameworks
- Experience deploying AI in cloud and constrained/embedded environments
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government issued TS/SCI security clearance after day 1
- U.S. Citizenship is required as only US Citizens can acquire clearance
Qualifications We Prefer
- Experience with delivery of production AI systems
- Classified program experience
- Embedded AI optimization experience
- Integration of AI into legacy/multi-domain systems
- Familiarity with government AI assurance and safety standards
What We Offer
- Safety
- Trust
- Respect
- Accountability
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Relocation Eligibility
- Benefits
- Short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
Pay Range
$157,200 - $298,800