AI Engineer - Mission Innovation Lab

Job overview

The AI Engineer - Mission Innovation Lab is an onsite role based in Pittsburgh, PA. Compensation is not specified in the posting, and this role supports the SEI AI Division at Carnegie Mellon University, which focuses on AI engineering for defense and national security. The role exists to translate cutting-edge AI research into mission-scale solutions for the warfighting community. The engineer designs and deploys agentic workflows and builds robust AI capabilities to meet stringent mission requirements.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and fine-tune AI models.
• Build autonomous agents and multi-step pipelines.
• Implement end-to-end data pipelines and back-end services.
• Create CI/CD pipelines for model training and deployment.
• Conduct robustness and adversarial testing.
• Collaborate with researchers and government sponsors.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

pittsburgh pa

carnegie mellon

ai engineer

machine learning

llm

defense

onsite

no on-call

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings program with employer contributions, tuition benefits, and paid time off.

Why this role

Requires ability to obtain a Department of War security clearance; works at the intersection of deep-learning research and production software.

About the employer

Carnegie Mellon University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.