Applied AI Engineer

About MANTECH

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About the Role

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Applied AI Engineer to join our team in Doral, FL.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable artificial intelligence and machine learning models to solve complex operational challenges.
• Orchestrate AI/ML pipelines, integrate data streams, and automate continuous training and evaluation workflows across mission networks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams, data architects, and stakeholders to define AI architecture standards and integration baselines.
• Conduct model evaluation, performance tuning, and optimization across cloud, on-premise, and edge computing environments.
• Maintain technical baseline configurations and engineering documentation for AI systems and algorithmic models.
• Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, generative models, and tooling to recommend continuous process and system improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field with 5+ years of experience in advanced analytics or data science roles.
• OR a master's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience
• OR a PhD and 1+ years of relevant experience
• OR an associate's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience
• OR a high school diploma and 9+ years of relevant experience

• Proven experience developing and deploying machine learning models and AI applications using modern frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow). Strong background in software development, API integration, and programming languages such as Python and C++.

• Experience with cloud architectures, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and MLOps deployment pipelines. Experience creating, maintaining, and communicating complex technical documentation and AI system architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialist, Azure AI Engineer Associate).
• Direct experience supporting U.S. Military Command operations or Department of Defense enterprise technical environments.
• Hands-on experience with natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, or large language model (LLM) fine-tuning and integration.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, data governance, and secure AI deployment protocols.

Clearance Requirements

• Must hold a current/active secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

General Information

Requisition #: R71247

Location: USA-FL-Doral

Posting Date: 10/07/2026

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Remote Type: Onsite

Time Type: Full time

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