Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting company serving government and commercial clients with advanced technical and strategic expertise. Its work spans national security, defense, intelligence, civil government, and critical infrastructure, bringing together teams focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, digital transformation, engineering, and mission and operations support. The company is particularly engaged in complex, high-assurance challenges for military, intelligence, and federal agencies, alongside selected commercial sectors.

Senior AI Research Engineer in McLean, Virginia

Lead frontier AI research and build advanced systems, prototypes, and architectures for Booz Allen Hamilton’s consulting and technology programs. Guide technical delivery from emerging research through enterprise integration.

Description

  • Assess emerging developments from hyperscalers, leading AI laboratories, academia, and venture-backed companies.
  • Perform hands-on technical evaluations, benchmarking, and proof-of-concept work.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of AI systems across infrastructure, frontier large language models, agentic and multi-agent applications, and physical AI pipelines.
  • Build functioning systems that demonstrate practical results.
  • Integrate emerging AI technologies into complex customer environments, including cloud, hybrid, edge, and disconnected settings.
  • Apply production-level rigor while maintaining the pace of innovation.
  • Provide daily technical direction to engineers and researchers.
  • Lead design reviews and inform architectural choices.
  • Strengthen the technical standards of the Applied Research team.
  • Turn prototype insights into reusable frameworks, reference architectures, accelerators, and technical artifacts that scale across programs and business units.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in deep technical engineering.
  • Experience designing, building, and managing advanced AI systems.
  • Experience developing AI prototypes, products, or high-visibility technical demonstrations.
  • Experience leading technical discussions and evaluations with commercial partners and executive stakeholders.
  • Experience translating research into scalable, revenue-generating solutions.
  • Experience guiding research and development initiatives from concept through implementation.
  • Ability to develop and execute technical roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
  • Demonstrated creativity, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for presenting innovative AI capabilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience taking AI systems from prototype to enterprise-grade production environments.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or research teams.
  • Experience building or advising AI-focused businesses, including monetization and go-to-market strategy.
  • Experience leading innovation programs, incubators, or research and development portfolios.
  • Experience with cloud-native AI infrastructure, MLOps, or large-scale model deployment.
  • Experience serving as an AI thought leader through technical keynotes, conferences, or public forums.
  • Ability to engage and influence senior executives, commercial partners, and external stakeholders.
  • Record of published AI, machine learning, or emerging-technology research, patents, or conference presentations.
  • Established network within the AI research or engineering community.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related technical field preferred.
  • Doctorate in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related technical field is a plus.
  • Must follow the candidate AI usage policy during interviews unless explicitly permitted otherwise.
  • Must complete identity verification and appear on camera during interviews and assessments.

Benefits

  • Health coverage.
  • Life insurance.
  • Disability coverage.
  • Financial benefits.
  • Retirement benefits.
  • Paid leave.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Work-life programs.
  • Dependent care support.
  • Recognition awards for exceptional performance and strong demonstration of company values.
  • Identity verification and camera requirements for interviews and assessments.

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