AI / ML Engineer

Description

Leidos' National Security Sector is seeking an AI / ML Engineer to join our growing Advantage Decision Solutions team within our National Security Sector. We are looking for a researcher who is expert in envisioning, developing, and securing AI agents using generative AI and LLM-based tools to transform and add value to human workflows.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Write software code to support AI agent communication, connecting models and agents to external services via API calls, support testing and debugging tasks, deployment into target environments, setting up monitoring, and ensuring reliable execution of agentic AI systems.
• Utilize a combination of open source models, agentic tools, and large proprietary commercial models to develop novel approaches to securing agentic workflows and to evaluating the results for accuracy, performance, and impact.
• Ensure AI systems adhere to ethical guidelines, transparency, and fairness principles.
• Conduct research, develop prototypes, evaluate and document results, potentially through publication and presentation at conferences and other public forums.
• Be part of a team developing solutions for deployment into operational environments, or for integration into mission systems.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting : September 3, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.