
Principal Engineer, Artificial Intelligence
RTX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $107,500 - $204,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Write production‑grade python code and deploy scalable data‑processing jobs in AWS or Azure.
- Pre-process data (tens of thousands of PDFs, hundreds of spreadsheets, etc.) and importing cleaned data into repositories of record for employee use.
- Remain on the cutting edge of AI emerging patterns.
- Demonstrate with business stakeholders to understand pain points and identify high-impact AI use cases.
- Occasionally aid on proposal development as needed for the technical solution.
- Design and develop scalable AI-powered pipelines to process and extract information from documents including PDFs, scanned images, and digital text.
- Solve problems & issues that are numerous and undefined.
- Draft or review project statement of work for feasibility, time phasing, etc. and provide feedback to the Principle Investigator.
- Help define progress in uncertain R&D work.
- Containerize AI solutions.
- Occasionally apply RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) as needed.
- Balance supporting multiple prototype projects per year.
Requirements
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
- 2+ years experience with Python, or other languages (solving problems with code)
- 1+ years experience with development practices - GitHub workflows, code‑review culture, VS Code use, and team‑board (GitHub, Jira, Teams Planner etc.).
- 1+ years experience with using JSON, CSV, etc.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Pythondata processingAI-powered pipelinescontainerizationRAG (retrieval-augmented generation)data pre-processingproblem solvingscalable solutionsJSONCSV
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationstakeholder engagementfeedback provisionadaptabilityproject managementcritical thinkingteamworkorganizational skillscreativity
Certifications
University DegreeAdvanced Degree