Principal AI Engineer – Aerospace & Defense

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Define and deliver the next-generation mobile experience for aviation maintenance.

• Design and deploy AI-driven product features, encompassing model integration, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic architectures, evaluation harnesses, and MLOps.

• Utilize AI-assisted development and agentic tools to enhance engineering efficiency and quality.

• Collaborate with Aerospace & Defense customers to deploy, integrate, and solidify solutions within their environments.

• Connect IFS with ERP, CRM, IoT, telemetry, legacy, and mission systems.

• Take ownership of solution architecture in authentic customer scenarios and under real-world constraints.

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate across the entire technology stack.

• Ensure quality through automated testing and manage delivery via CI/CD processes.

• Maintain operational reliability across cloud, edge, and mobile environments.

• Shape technical strategy across product groups and make critical decisions regarding architecture and product quality.

• Mentor engineers and enhance the broader AI and forward-deployment practice.

• Represent IFS with customers and partners.

• Base technical decisions on customer insights and business value.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven, hands-on experience utilizing AI-assisted and agentic development tools for product creation.

• Experience in delivering production AI capabilities through ML integration, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic architectures, evaluation, testing, and MLOps.

• Demonstrated success in building and launching production mobile applications.

• Strong preference for native iOS development experience.

• Established Principal-level influence as a recognized technical authority, driving strategy and delivery across multiple teams or product groups.

• Extensive experience in deploying, integrating, and operating enterprise software directly within customer environments.

• Familiarity with integrating ERP, CRM, IoT, and legacy systems.

• Strong foundational knowledge in design and development, quality assurance and testing, cloud and DevOps, and security.

• Proficient in modern general-purpose programming languages beyond a single domain framework.

• Ownership mentality and excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Proven track record of enhancing the capabilities of engineers and teams.

• Experience with or within Aerospace & Defense organizations, or in asset, maintenance, MRO, or fleet-readiness management solutions is a plus.

• Familiarity with enterprise asset management, field service, or maintenance-management solutions is advantageous.

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience is desirable.

• Experience with agile delivery and working in globally distributed teams is favorable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible paid time off, including sick leave and holidays.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401K with company contribution.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Life insurance and disability benefits.

• Tuition assistance.

• Opportunities for community involvement and volunteering events.

• Flexible and hybrid work options.