Senior Technical Advisor for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Beavercreek, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title:

Senior Technical Advisor for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

KBR is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to acts as the principal technical authority within the Office of the CTO shaping enterprise AI strategy and driving execution across the IR&D portfolio. This role also provides technical guidance for select capture efforts and program execution activities. Key responsibilities will include:

Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Leadership & Architecture

Define reference architectures for applied AI (vision NLP multi modal decision support edge inference) across MTS programs; review designs for performance robustness security and cost.
Establish and continuously improve AI engineering practices (data pipelines feature stores MLOps/CI CD observability model lifecycle drift management).

Governance Assurance & Compliance

Lead Responsible AI model risk management and governance processes; ensure compliance with customer requirements and enterprise policies (e.g. RMF/NIST controls CMMC alignment data rights/export controls privacy).

Program Delivery & IR&D

Review IR&D proposals for feasibility viability and desirability; advise on performance metrics test/validation plans VV&A and mission suitability; steer IR&D to mission-focused reusable capabilities aligned with the CTOs tech strategy.

Cross Portfolio Technical Mentorship

Mentor engineers and data scientists in advanced methods (e.g. robust ML XAI optimization signal processing with ML); facilitate technical communities of practice and knowledge reuse.

Work Environment:

Location: Remote/Hybrid (access to a KBR office and secure access area; preferably near Beavercreek OH
Travel Requirements: Moderate 10-25%
Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Bachelors in Computer Science Data Science Science Engineering or related field; 12 years in AI/ML development for government or defense programs.
Hands-on expertise with Python ecosystems (PyTorch/TensorFlow/scikit learn) data engineering (Spark/SQL) vector/RAG pipelines and AI at the edge.
Proven design of secure scalable AI solutions in AWS GovCloud or Azure Government including container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) IaC and DevSecOps toolchains.
GovCon Proficiency
Leadership & Communication: Track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams influencing senior stakeholders and authoring high quality technical documents.

Clearance:

Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required

Desired:

Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in AI/ML or related discipline.
Depth in one or more mission domains: ISR EW Autonomy C2 Cyber Space or Logistics analytics.
Experience with foundation models multi modal learning RL generative and agentic AI.
Certifications: AWS/Azure AI/ML Security CISSP SAFe (or equivalent).

Ready to Make a Difference

If youre excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Lets shape the future together.

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Belong Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Title:Senior Technical Advisor for Artificial Intelligence (AI)Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!KBR provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most crit...

Title:

Senior Technical Advisor for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

Why Join Us

Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Leadership & Architecture

Define reference architectures for applied AI (vision NLP multi modal decision support edge inference) across MTS programs; review designs for performance robustness security and cost.
Establish and continuously improve AI engineering practices (data pipelines feature stores MLOps/CI CD observability model lifecycle drift management).

Governance Assurance & Compliance

Lead Responsible AI model risk management and governance processes; ensure compliance with customer requirements and enterprise policies (e.g. RMF/NIST controls CMMC alignment data rights/export controls privacy).

Program Delivery & IR&D

Review IR&D proposals for feasibility viability and desirability; advise on performance metrics test/validation plans VV&A and mission suitability; steer IR&D to mission-focused reusable capabilities aligned with the CTOs tech strategy.

Cross Portfolio Technical Mentorship

Mentor engineers and data scientists in advanced methods (e.g. robust ML XAI optimization signal processing with ML); facilitate technical communities of practice and knowledge reuse.

Work Environment:

Location: Remote/Hybrid (access to a KBR office and secure access area; preferably near Beavercreek OH
Travel Requirements: Moderate 10-25%
Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Bachelors in Computer Science Data Science Science Engineering or related field; 12 years in AI/ML development for government or defense programs.
Hands-on expertise with Python ecosystems (PyTorch/TensorFlow/scikit learn) data engineering (Spark/SQL) vector/RAG pipelines and AI at the edge.
Proven design of secure scalable AI solutions in AWS GovCloud or Azure Government including container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) IaC and DevSecOps toolchains.
GovCon Proficiency
Leadership & Communication: Track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams influencing senior stakeholders and authoring high quality technical documents.

Clearance:

Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required

Desired:

Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in AI/ML or related discipline.
Depth in one or more mission domains: ISR EW Autonomy C2 Cyber Space or Logistics analytics.
Experience with foundation models multi modal learning RL generative and agentic AI.
Certifications: AWS/Azure AI/ML Security CISSP SAFe (or equivalent).

Ready to Make a Difference

#PV2

Required Experience:

Senior IC