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AI Engineer II

Kansas City National Security Campus

Job Location:

Kansas City, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 29 September 2026 (28 days ago)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) managed and operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies is a premier advanced manufacturing facility that supports the safety security reliability and effectiveness of our nations nuclear deterrent. With nearly 7000 employees combined in Kansas City Missouri and Albuquerque New Mexico KCNSC protects our nation and allies by producing trusted national security products and services for the U.S. Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration.

We create innovative solutions to complex national security challenges and lead with accountability collaboration and an unwavering dedication to our mission and core values. Click here to view the mission vision and values that guide our work.

Are you ready to do work that matters

Summary

Contributes to the end-to-end design development productionization and ongoing support of advanced artificial intelligence solutions for manufacturing or business applications ensuring models are scalable reliable and seamlessly integrated into frontend and backend systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop AI/ML models and algorithms using disciplined software-engineering practices including version control automated testing and thorough documentation.
Contribute to designing building and maintaining production-grade pipelines for model training validation deployment and monitoring applying CI/CD and modern orchestration and deployment practices.
Optimize model performance for latency throughput and resource utilization to meet real-time manufacturing or business requirements.
Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to translate business needs into AI system specifications define service-level objectives and provide technical guidance to data science partners.

You Must Have

Bachelors degree in quantitative field
At least two years relevant experience in computer science data science or related technical activities
Ability to travel as determined by the needs of the business
Ability to work on-site as directed by management and as determined by the needs of the business
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job
United States Citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain if required for position a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations)

We Value

Ability to grasp complex technical and business problems prioritize tasks and devise innovative production ready AI solutions that align with manufacturing or enterprise objectives.
Demonstrated software engineering discipline: version control unit/integration testing continuous integration-continuous deployment (CI/CD) and documentation of code and system architecture.
Strong communication skills (verbal written presentation) to convey technical concepts to stakeholders collaborate with cross-functional teams and produce clear technical specifications and run books.
Deep knowledge of machine learning and deep learning concepts including model design training evaluation and optimization for performance latency and resource utilization.
Familiarity with distributed data processing frameworks and big data ecosystems (e.g. Spark Kafka) to support high throughput training and real time inference pipelines.
Proven ability to create actionable visualizations or dashboards that surface model performance data quality and operational metrics for end users and decision makers.
Experience with API development microservices architecture and version control systems (Git).
Hands-on experience deploying AI applications on cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
Solid understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

This job description is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned. Employees must maintain regular reliable attendance and be able to work on-site and travel as needed.

What We Offer

We are focused on attracting hiring and retaining talented people who power our mission. Our robust total rewards package recognizes performance fuels development and supports flexibility. Key features include:

Medical dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Industry leading 401(k) match
Generous paid time off
Flexible work schedule
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Certification & License Programs
Mission driven culture

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We are required by the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review including checks of references credit law enforcement records and employment/education history. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship. Dual citizenship may affect clearance eligibility.

All employment offers are contingent on a federal background investigation. Substance abuse illegal drug use falsified information criminal activity serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness may result in denial or loss of clearance and termination of employment.

Honeywell Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Requirements for MedPEDs
If you have a medical portable electronic device (MedPED) such as a pacemaker defibrillator drugreleasing pump hearing aids or diagnostic equipment used to measure or monitor body functions you may be required to meet NNSA security requirements if employed by us.

If you have a MedPED and are selected for an on-site interview additional steps may be required to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements before your interview you require a reasonable accommodation to submit an application please send an email to our Reasonable Accommodation Support Team at

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