Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that connect models to live knowledge sources, structured data, and enterprise content to improve factual grounding, contextual ...
Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that connect models to live knowledge sources, structured data, and enterprise content to improve factual grounding, contextual ...
Experience in advanced AI techniques - fine-tuning ML models and LLMs, implementing chat sessions via API, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows/tooling/function calling, and/or context ...
Experience in advanced AI techniques - fine-tuning ML models and LLMs, implementing chat sessions via API, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows/tooling/function calling, and/or context ...
Develop and test prompt engineering strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows, and AI agent capabilities. * Support integration of AI solutions with APIs, enterprise systems, and ...
Develop and test prompt engineering strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows, and AI agent capabilities. * Support integration of AI solutions with APIs, enterprise systems, and ...
Develop and test prompt engineering strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows, and AI agent capabilities. * Support integration of AI solutions with APIs, enterprise systems, and ...
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Develop and test prompt engineering strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows, and AI agent capabilities. * Support integration of AI solutions with APIs, enterprise systems, and ...
Applied AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · On-site
$159K - $263K/yr
Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems that ground model outputs in external knowledge. * Develop and optimize model serving infrastructure for production deployments. * Design evaluation ...
Applied AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · On-site
$159K - $263K/yr
Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems that ground model outputs in external knowledge. * Develop and optimize model serving infrastructure for production deployments. * Design evaluation ...
AI Legal Engineer
Richmond, VA · On-site
Demonstrated ability to design and build AI-enabled workflows in legal or professional-services settings, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) concepts, and evaluation ...
AI Legal Engineer
Richmond, VA · On-site
Demonstrated ability to design and build AI-enabled workflows in legal or professional-services settings, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) concepts, and evaluation ...
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
Cloud Solutions Architect 651
Chantilly, VA · On-site
$65 - $89/hr
Knowledge of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and modern AI-driven analytics is a plus * Full-stack development experience across desktop, web, and cloud platforms * Proficiency with front-end ...
Cloud Solutions Architect 651
Chantilly, VA · On-site
$65 - $89/hr
Knowledge of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and modern AI-driven analytics is a plus * Full-stack development experience across desktop, web, and cloud platforms * Proficiency with front-end ...
Data Scientist - AI/ML & Advanced Analytics (Fraud Analytics & Investigative Support)
Fairfax, VA · On-site +1
Applying NLP, LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, information extraction, document intelligence, and other techniques to analyze and derive insights from unstructured text.
Data Scientist - AI/ML & Advanced Analytics (Fraud Analytics & Investigative Support)
Fairfax, VA · On-site +1
Applying NLP, LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, information extraction, document intelligence, and other techniques to analyze and derive insights from unstructured text.
TTG-304 - Software Engineer - $288,250 Total Compensation with Security Clearance
Chantilly, VA · On-site
$288K/yr
Develop and integrate LLM-powered capabilities, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG, pipelines.Experience LevelSubject Matter Expert Normally requires at least sixteen (16) years of ...
TTG-304 - Software Engineer - $288,250 Total Compensation with Security Clearance
Chantilly, VA · On-site
$288K/yr
Develop and integrate LLM-powered capabilities, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG, pipelines.Experience LevelSubject Matter Expert Normally requires at least sixteen (16) years of ...
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
Design prompt engineering workflows and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines to support ... entry-level opportunity intended for candidates interested in beginning or building a career in ...
Design prompt engineering workflows and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines to support ... entry-level opportunity intended for candidates interested in beginning or building a career in ...
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
... retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). - Pre-Production Validation: Guide customers through testing, evaluation, and validation of AI agent performance against defined success criteria before ...
... retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). - Pre-Production Validation: Guide customers through testing, evaluation, and validation of AI agent performance against defined success criteria before ...
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
AI Evaluation Scientist
Mclean, VA · On-site
$105K - $145K/yr
Perform structured error analysis and behavioral audits of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and predictive models, documenting findings and improvement recommendations.
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About The Role: Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), provider of cutting-edge cloud-based integration, automated testing and data analysis for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense (DOD), is seeking an Associate AI Engineer to be part of our Warfare Systems team and based out of our Arlington, VA or Mt. Laurel, NJ location. The Associate AI Engineer will design and deliver engineering-focused AI solutions that move beyond demos into reliable, mission-relevant systems. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer who is strong in Python, excited by LLMs and autonomous agents, and motivated to build end-to-end capabilities including MCP integrations, RAG pipelines, tool-using agents, and production-grade AI workflows. Clearance & Location Requirements: * All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. * This is an on-site position. Requiring at least 3 days in office, based out of our Arlington, VA or Mt. Laurel, NJ location. What You Will Do: * Design and Build AI Solutions: Design and implement end-to-end agentic AI systems that support planning, reasoning, tool use, and multi-step execution in real-world environments. Build modular, testable components that move from prototype to operational capability.
* Integrate Models and Tools: Develop integrations across LLMs, APIs, data sources, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) interfaces to enable intelligent agents to interact with external systems, retrieve context, and take action safely and reliably.
* Develop Retrieval Pipelines: Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that connect models to live knowledge sources, structured data, and enterprise content to improve factual grounding, contextual relevance, and response quality.
* Engineer Conversational and Agentic Interfaces: Create conversational systems and intelligent agents with memory, contextual awareness, adaptive decision-making, and support for multi-turn user and system interactions.
* Implement and Evaluate AI Workflows: Translate technical objectives into working pipelines, run experiments, evaluate agent behavior, and iterate on prompts, orchestration logic, retrieval quality, and system performance to improve reliability and usability.
* Scope and Define Requirements: Gather, document, and validate technical and functional requirements from project artifacts, stakeholders, and mission needs to ensure feasibility, completeness, and alignment with operational goals.
* Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with engineers, technical leads, and mission stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into broader software and system architectures. Participate in technical reviews, design discussions, and delivery planning.
* Support Technical Quality: Contribute to testing, debugging, and performance optimization of AI-enabled applications, including edge cases involving context management, retrieval failures, tool execution, and orchestration logic.
* Learn and Apply Emerging Practices: Stay current on advances in LLMs, agent frameworks, orchestration methods, and applied AI engineering practices, and bring that knowledge into practical system design and implementation.
* Communicate Technical Work: Clearly document architectures, workflows, assumptions, and implementation decisions so that solutions are maintainable, explainable, and transferable across teams.
Who You Are (Required): * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field, or equivalent full-time professional experience
* 0–3 years of full-time professional experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, AI engineering, or related technical roles
* Ability to travel up to 10% of the time as needed
* Proficiency in Python, including experience with core libraries such as NumPy and Pandas
* Experience building software with one or more modern AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or AutoGen
* Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, agent orchestration, or conversational AI systems
* Familiarity with retrieval systems, vector databases, embeddings, or RAG-based application design
* Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including version control, testing, debugging, and writing maintainable code
* Ability to work independently on technical tasks while collaborating effectively in a team environment
* Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and a builder mindset focused on turning ideas into working systems
What Makes You Stand Out: * Experience building agentic AI systems that use tools, memory, planning, or multi-step execution
* Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations or similar model-to-tool integration patterns
* Experience deploying AI services, APIs, or workflows in cloud or production environments
* Experience with vector databases, retrieval infrastructure, knowledge graph integration, or enterprise search
* Exposure to evaluation methods for LLMs and agents, including reasoning quality, hallucination reduction, tool-use reliability, and retrieval performance
* Experience with Docker, REST APIs, Git-based development workflows, or CI/CD pipelines
* Experience working on defense, government, or other mission-oriented technical programs
* Strong interest in building practical AI systems that must operate reliably in complex, real-world environments
If you see yourself reflected in this role and are excited about the impact you could make, we encourage you to apply! If you know someone who may be a great fit, please feel free to share this opportunity with your network. Pay Range*: $74,000 - $116,000 or $90,000 - $150,000 This amount may not be reflective of actual compensation that may be earned as pay is dependent on a candidate’s experience, skills, and education. The posted range does not include bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits. IDT is often looking to place multiple candidates at various levels. Therefore, more than one pay range has been included, commensurate with experience. *Pursuant to New Jersey Senate Bill 2310 IDT is required to disclose the “pay scale” or “pay range” associated with a job posting. Notably, however, this amount may not be reflective of actual compensation that may be earned as pay is dependent on a candidate’s experience, skills, and education. The posted range does not include bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits. Click here for additional information about Senate Bill 2310. IDT is often looking to place multiple candidates at various levels. Therefore, more than one pay range has been included, commensurate with experience. About Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT): Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is a leading defense technology company focused on rapidly delivering mission-critical software and systems solutions to the U.S. government. The company specializes in automation, digital engineering, and enabling the rapid integration of advanced capabilities into complex weapon and combat systems. These essential solutions empower the warfighter to field, operate, and sustain decisive capability at speed and scale. At IDT, our employees are developing advanced mission-critical outcomes by consistently delivering high-quality results, fostering innovation, applying rigorous problem-solving, and effectively collaborating across multifaceted teams and stakeholders. Grounded in these competencies, IDT translates complex customer priorities into robust software solutions. Why Work at Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT): IDT is a growing company with a vibrant, entrepreneurial culture. We are headquartered in Arlington, VA with additional offices in Fall River, MA; Mount Laurel, NJ; and San Diego, CA. At each location, our employees work together in a modern, snack-filled, and social office space, designing innovative solutions for our defense industry customers. We offer employees competitive pay and benefits including: * Generous benefits package
* Competitive PTO
* Paid holidays
* 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching
* 9/80 optional schedule (2nd and 4th Friday off every month)
* Tuition Assistance Reimbursement Program * Professional Development Resources
* Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
* Organization-Wide Monthly Tech Connect Events
* Annual Employee Recognition Awards
* Regular Social Events and Catered Lunches EEO Statement: IDT is an Equal Opportunity employer. Apply Apply Later << Back to Current Openings Share Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Similar Jobs Associate Systems Engineer Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineer Powered by Jobvite * * * * * * * * You have been redirected to a Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) job page
* Integrate Models and Tools: Develop integrations across LLMs, APIs, data sources, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) interfaces to enable intelligent agents to interact with external systems, retrieve context, and take action safely and reliably.
* Develop Retrieval Pipelines: Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that connect models to live knowledge sources, structured data, and enterprise content to improve factual grounding, contextual relevance, and response quality.
* Engineer Conversational and Agentic Interfaces: Create conversational systems and intelligent agents with memory, contextual awareness, adaptive decision-making, and support for multi-turn user and system interactions.
* Implement and Evaluate AI Workflows: Translate technical objectives into working pipelines, run experiments, evaluate agent behavior, and iterate on prompts, orchestration logic, retrieval quality, and system performance to improve reliability and usability.
* Scope and Define Requirements: Gather, document, and validate technical and functional requirements from project artifacts, stakeholders, and mission needs to ensure feasibility, completeness, and alignment with operational goals.
* Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with engineers, technical leads, and mission stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into broader software and system architectures. Participate in technical reviews, design discussions, and delivery planning.
* Support Technical Quality: Contribute to testing, debugging, and performance optimization of AI-enabled applications, including edge cases involving context management, retrieval failures, tool execution, and orchestration logic.
* Learn and Apply Emerging Practices: Stay current on advances in LLMs, agent frameworks, orchestration methods, and applied AI engineering practices, and bring that knowledge into practical system design and implementation.
* Communicate Technical Work: Clearly document architectures, workflows, assumptions, and implementation decisions so that solutions are maintainable, explainable, and transferable across teams.
Who You Are (Required): * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field, or equivalent full-time professional experience
* 0–3 years of full-time professional experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, AI engineering, or related technical roles
* Ability to travel up to 10% of the time as needed
* Proficiency in Python, including experience with core libraries such as NumPy and Pandas
* Experience building software with one or more modern AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or AutoGen
* Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, agent orchestration, or conversational AI systems
* Familiarity with retrieval systems, vector databases, embeddings, or RAG-based application design
* Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including version control, testing, debugging, and writing maintainable code
* Ability to work independently on technical tasks while collaborating effectively in a team environment
* Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and a builder mindset focused on turning ideas into working systems
What Makes You Stand Out: * Experience building agentic AI systems that use tools, memory, planning, or multi-step execution
* Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations or similar model-to-tool integration patterns
* Experience deploying AI services, APIs, or workflows in cloud or production environments
* Experience with vector databases, retrieval infrastructure, knowledge graph integration, or enterprise search
* Exposure to evaluation methods for LLMs and agents, including reasoning quality, hallucination reduction, tool-use reliability, and retrieval performance
* Experience with Docker, REST APIs, Git-based development workflows, or CI/CD pipelines
* Experience working on defense, government, or other mission-oriented technical programs
* Strong interest in building practical AI systems that must operate reliably in complex, real-world environments
If you see yourself reflected in this role and are excited about the impact you could make, we encourage you to apply! If you know someone who may be a great fit, please feel free to share this opportunity with your network. Pay Range*: $74,000 - $116,000 or $90,000 - $150,000 This amount may not be reflective of actual compensation that may be earned as pay is dependent on a candidate’s experience, skills, and education. The posted range does not include bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits. IDT is often looking to place multiple candidates at various levels. Therefore, more than one pay range has been included, commensurate with experience. *Pursuant to New Jersey Senate Bill 2310 IDT is required to disclose the “pay scale” or “pay range” associated with a job posting. Notably, however, this amount may not be reflective of actual compensation that may be earned as pay is dependent on a candidate’s experience, skills, and education. The posted range does not include bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits. Click here for additional information about Senate Bill 2310. IDT is often looking to place multiple candidates at various levels. Therefore, more than one pay range has been included, commensurate with experience. About Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT): Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is a leading defense technology company focused on rapidly delivering mission-critical software and systems solutions to the U.S. government. The company specializes in automation, digital engineering, and enabling the rapid integration of advanced capabilities into complex weapon and combat systems. These essential solutions empower the warfighter to field, operate, and sustain decisive capability at speed and scale. At IDT, our employees are developing advanced mission-critical outcomes by consistently delivering high-quality results, fostering innovation, applying rigorous problem-solving, and effectively collaborating across multifaceted teams and stakeholders. Grounded in these competencies, IDT translates complex customer priorities into robust software solutions. Why Work at Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT): IDT is a growing company with a vibrant, entrepreneurial culture. We are headquartered in Arlington, VA with additional offices in Fall River, MA; Mount Laurel, NJ; and San Diego, CA. At each location, our employees work together in a modern, snack-filled, and social office space, designing innovative solutions for our defense industry customers. We offer employees competitive pay and benefits including: * Generous benefits package
* Competitive PTO
* Paid holidays
* 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching
* 9/80 optional schedule (2nd and 4th Friday off every month)
* Tuition Assistance Reimbursement Program * Professional Development Resources
* Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
* Organization-Wide Monthly Tech Connect Events
* Annual Employee Recognition Awards
* Regular Social Events and Catered Lunches EEO Statement: IDT is an Equal Opportunity employer. Apply Apply Later << Back to Current Openings Share Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Similar Jobs Associate Systems Engineer Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineer Powered by Jobvite * * * * * * * * You have been redirected to a Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) job page
About Innovative Defense Technologies
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Industry
It services
Company size
51 - 200 Employees
Headquarters location
Arlington, VA, US
Year founded
2006