Forward Deployed Engineer, AI, Data Privacy
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Technology Architect Fellow – AI Enablement
IQT (In-Q-Tel)
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: McLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $50 - $60 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assess frontier capabilities and companies in AI for impact and relevance to the national security mission.
- Develop strategies for evaluating AI systems such as models and AI agents.
- Support the development of technical assessment reports and AI system requirements specifications.
- Support technical due diligence of innovative AI startups for use in the national security mission.
- Support discussions and presentations with mission partners on AI-related technical issues.
- Participate in technical oversight of projects with startups, support discussions around use cases, deployment considerations, and adoption, and craft these projects into deals.
- Lead or contribute to an assessment of frontier AI capabilities for the national security mission.
- Review technical problem statements and use cases from government partners and identify AI capabilities to meet these mission needs.
- Participate in discussions with AI-focused startup companies, supporting the technical vetting and due diligence process for potential investments.
Requirements
- Due to contractual reasons, U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Experience with software, such as through the software development lifecycle, operations, product, or through enterprise rollouts.
- Experience in evaluating AI systems such as models and agentic workflows is a plus.
- Candidate for a graduate degree, in computer science, machine learning, or related engineering or science discipline.
- Ability to perform research in both technical disciplines and startup companies.
- Ability to communicate complex AI subjects to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong writing skills, with experience in AI technical writing and proposal writing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
AI systemsmodelsAI agentstechnical assessment reportsAI system requirements specificationstechnical due diligencesoftware development lifecycleenterprise rolloutsmachine learningtechnical writing
Soft skills
communicationresearchwritingpresentationcollaborationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingtechnical oversightadaptabilityleadership
