Leidos

Principal Responsible AI Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Develop and implement enterprise-scale Responsible AI systems and governance frameworks, ensuring they meet the ethical, performance, and security requirements for mission-critical applications.
  • Contribute to the architecture and implementation of a centralized "Responsible AI Framework" to ensure compliance, manage model access, and provide a unified interface for governance and risk management.
  • Implement and manage robust monitoring systems to track model performance, fairness, bias, and ethical compliance, and to optimize the cost-effectiveness of AI systems in production.
  • Work closely with principal engineers, data scientists, and systems architects to translate strategic designs into hardened, production-grade solutions that embed fairness, accountability, and transparency principles.
  • Establish and maintain robust AI governance frameworks and guardrails to ensure data integrity, filter inputs/outputs, prevent bias, mitigate deployment risks, and protect against adversarial attacks.
  • Apply and promote software engineering best practices, including robust version control, comprehensive automated testing, and mature CI/CD processes for AI systems.
  • Stay current with industry trends in Responsible AI, Explainability (XAI), operational AI, and MLOps to continuously evolve the team's capabilities and technical implementation.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field with 4+ years of professional experience, OR a Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated programming proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with major ML libraries and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
  • Experience with software engineering best practices and tools, including version control, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Solid understanding of the full machine learning lifecycle, from data preparation and model training to deployment and monitoring.
  • A strong understanding of Responsible AI principles, ethical AI practices, and techniques for bias detection and mitigation.
  • An understanding of cybersecurity principles as they apply to AI systems, including threat modeling and vulnerability assessment.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
PythonTensorFlowPyTorchScikit-learnmachine learning lifecycleautomated testingCI/CDversion controlethical AI practicesbias detection
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershipcritical thinkingattention to detailstrategic thinkingaccountabilitytransparency