AIML Engineer

Peraton Labs is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to support the development of AI-enabled products and technical capabilities for the FAA BNATCS Program. This role is focused on building practical mission-relevant software systems that apply AI/ML techniques in usable operationally meaningful ways.

This position provides an opportunity to help build the next generation of AI-enabled mission capabilities in a hands-on engineering role where execution matters. You will work alongside technical teams developing real products and operationally relevant capabilities with the chance to contribute meaningfully across software AI integration system design and mission delivery.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Design build test and maintain AI/ML enabled applications and software components supporting our objectives
• Develop production-oriented software in Python and other languages as needed by the mission and technical environment
• Integrate LLMs AI APIs and model-driven services into practical tools workflows and user-facing capabilities
• Contribute to backend services orchestration logic data processing pipelines and user-facing application features as needed
• Collaborate with internal Labs teams to transition concepts and prototypes into reliable technical solutions
• Support the implementation of Agentic AI workflows intelligent orchestration patterns and AI enabled mission applications
• Write clean maintainable extensible code and contribute to sound engineering practices across the development lifecycle
• Participate in technical tradeoff discussions related to tools frameworks architecture and implementation approach
• Help troubleshoot improve and refine system performance usability and technical integration points
• Work effectively in a fast-moving environment where requirements may evolve and strong engineering judgment is essential

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant experience Masters with 3 years or PhD with demonstrable applied software and AI/ML engineering experience
• Strong software development experience with expertise in Python
• Experience with one or more additional programming languages such as C C Javascript Go and/or Java
• Demonstrated experience building and delivering technical software solutions in professional research or mission-oriented environments
• Experience integration LLMs at the API level into applications tools or workflows
• Familiarity with modern AI/ML development patterns including model integration orchestration prompting workflows or agent-based system concepts
• Familiarity with agentic AI concepts autonomous workflows or intelligent orchestration patterns
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and ability to work in an evolving technical environment
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain an FAA Public Trust suitability
• Must be local to and willing to commute to our Herndon VA location

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Familiarity with Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar tool-integration frameworks
• Experience with backend development APIs microservices or distributed application design
• Experience with infrastructure and orchestration tooling such as Docker Kuberentes Terraform or comparable technologies
• Experience building internal tools mission applications or user-facing technical products
• Familiarity with data processing pipeline feature preparation or workflow automation in AI enabled systems
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and the OSI stack
• Experience in rapid prototyping environments with an ability to mature prototypes into durable capabilities
• Exposure to aviation government or other mission driven technical environments

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.