Artificial Intelligence Specialist

Job Title: Artificial IntelligenceSpecialist

Job Code: 38585

Job Location: Palm Bay FL OR Fort Wayne IN OR Rochester NY OR Chantilly VA OR Waco TX OR Camden NJ OR Colorado Springs CO OR Greenville TX OR Herndon VA

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an AI Specialist to support the Space and Mission Systems (SMS) segment AI team serving all SMS sectors. The AI Specialist will design deploy and maintain AI-enabled applications both in unclassified and secure containerized environments. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer pursuing AI/ML application engineering platform engineering and DevSecOps in a mission-critical defense environment.

Qualifications:

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Systems Engineering or related technical field and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; Or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
4 years of experience in at least one programming language (Python preferred)

Preferred Additional Skills:

Working knowledge of Linux (RHEL/AlmaLinux preferred; Ubuntu acceptable)
Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker/Podman) Git (Bitbucket/GitLab) and basic SQL / relational databases (PostgreSQL MySQL etc.)
Familiarity with at least one major cloud provider (AWS or Azure) and Agile tools (Jira Confluence)
Ability to comply with export-controlled (ITAR/EAR) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling requirements
LLMs and Generative AI; RAG patterns and agentic frameworks (LangGraph); Python web/API development (FastAPI Flask Django)
Local AI model stacks (vLLM LiteLLM Ollama); reverse proxies (Caddy Nginx Traefik); vector databases (pgvector Qdrant Milvus Weaviate)
LLM evaluation tooling (RAGAS DeepEval promptfoo); observability (LangSmith Phoenix); coursework or project experience in machine learning NLP or deep learning
GitOps/DevSecOps concepts and toolchains; CI/CD authoring (Bitbucket Pipelines GitLab CI); JFrog Artifactory; Microsoft Entra ID app registrations and Graph API in GCC High
Secure software development in regulated/mission-critical environments; familiarity with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) or OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications
Experience deploying AI in classified or highly regulated environments including familiarity with AI ATO processes data governance requirements and secure AI infrastructure (on-prem air-gapped or GovCloud)
Direct experience with AI-assisted software development tools and agentic coding frameworks (e.g. Claude Code GitHub Copilot Cursor Codex) including measuring productivity outcomes
Background in defense aerospace or adjacent mission-critical industries with experience navigating the unique constraints of delivering AI in program-of-record environments

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C Denver or NYC areas is $109500-$203500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota New York state and Vermont is $95000-$177000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close September 01 2026.

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