560 ai systems engineer jobs at 234 companies in Reston, VA

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AI Systems Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$153k-$191k/yr OnsiteFull Time
KBR
KBRNYSE: KBR: Provides engineering, technology, and professional services for global markets.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph; Bachelor's+5yrs or Master's+3yrs (PhD acceptable); strong AI/ML and NLP skills; prototyping with Python/R and LLM frameworks; experience with enterprise datasets and government environments.
Python, R, llama.cpp, LangChain, Hugging Face, AWS C2S
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AI Systems Integration Engineer-Senior
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
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NetSage
NetSage: Delivering specialized cyber services to the U.S. federal government.
9+ YOETS/SCI with polygraph, degree in systems engineering (or related) with substantial experience, experience leading AI-enabled system integrations, Agile and CI/CD experience, and systems engineering lifecycle expertise.
Agile, CI/CD
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Lead AI Solutions Systems Engineer
Herndon or Sunnyvale or Grand Prairie or Atlanta or Mobile
HybridFull Time
Airbus
AirbusEuronext Paris: AIR: Designs and manufactures commercial and military aircraft and space systems.
10+ YOEMaster's in AI/CS or quantitative field, 10+ years in advanced analytics/AI with production-grade architecture and at least one generative/agentic AI system deployed; strong ML, data modeling, microservices, DevOps and cloud experience; authorized to work in the US.
SciKit, MLlib, PySpark, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, Langgraph, ADK (Google Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI)), Vertex AI, RAG, Streamlit, React, PostgreSQL, Firebase, BigQuery, GCP Cloud Run, Node, Typescript, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Palantir Foundry, Skywise, Vertex AI Studio, Spacy, FlairNLP, Neo4j, Spanner, GKG, Github Copilot, Docker, Kubernetes, Gemini Enterprise, LLM Wiki
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Systems Engineer 4 (AI-focused)
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
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Base-2 Solutions
Base-2 Solutions: Delivers engineering and technology services for national security.
8+ YOEActive TS/SCI with full scope polygraph; extensive systems engineering experience across system lifecycle; AWS and AI/ML platform experience; ML pipeline, model deployment, security on classified systems; strong communication skills.
AWS, Amazon SageMaker, ISO/IEC 15288
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Systems Engineer Level 3 (AI Systems & Standards)
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$175k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
WOOD Federal Solutions
WOOD Federal Solutions: Delivers specialized cybersecurity, engineering, and systems solutions for government.
6+ YOEBachelor's in a technical discipline, minimum 6 years systems engineering experience, TS/SCI with Polygraph required, systems lifecycle and requirements expertise, strong written/verbal communication and stakeholder engagement.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)
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Edge AI Systems Engineer - Public Sector
Washington or Austin
HybridFull Time
webAI
webAI: Secure on-device AI infrastructure for distributed enterprise applications
6+ YOE6+ years experience in RF/networking, tactical radio systems, embedded/edge AI, signal processing; proficiency in Python and C++; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Linux fluency and multi-architecture development.
Python, C++, Linux, x86, Jetson, ARM64
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Senior AI Systems Engineer III (TS/SCI + Poly is required)
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$176k-$196k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Aperio Global
Aperio Global: Develops cybersecurity, AI, and intelligence software for government missions.
9+ YOEBachelor's +9 years (or equivalent); active TS/SCI with polygraph; proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, Jupyter Notebooks, Neo4j, AWS services, LLM/RAG and generative AI; systems engineering and cloud experience.
JAVA, Python, JavaScript, Jupyter Notebooks, GHOSTMACHINE, Neo4j, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS ECS/EKS, AWS SAGEMAKER, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS OpenSearch, LLM, RAG, generative AI, data visualization platforms
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Lead AI Engineer — Productivity Systems
Durham or Miami or Palo Alto or Washington
$12k-$18k/mo HybridFull Time
Nubank
NubankNYSE: NU: Digital financial platform offering banking, credit, and investment services.
Proven experience shipping LLM-powered systems in production; strong prompt/context engineering, evaluation and guardrail development, and software engineering skills (Python/TypeScript/Clojure).
Python, TypeScript, Clojure, n8n, Zapier, AWS, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Slack, Google Workspace, Jira, Terraform, RAG, MCP
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Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$170k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
GDIT
GDITNYSE: GD: Delivers IT and mission services to government agencies.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree and 8+ years of related experience required. Active TS/SCI with polygraph, US citizenship, Java or JavaScript, RESTful microservices, AWS, Jira, requirements engineering, and functional testing required.
Java, JavaScript, RESTful, Amazon Web Services, Jira, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)
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Systems Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
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VTG
VTG: Provides engineering and digital modernization solutions for national security.
Master's in systems engineering or related STEM and expert experience in DoD/IC acquisition, requirements, PPBES, and systems engineering lifecycle for large System-of-Systems or cloud/SOA environments.
Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence
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Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$170k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
General Dynamics Information TechnologyNYSE: GD: Provides mission-critical IT services to government and defense organizations.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree, 8+ years of related experience, active TS/SCI with polygraph, US citizenship, and experience with requirements, AI/ML, Java or JavaScript, RESTful microservices, AWS, Jira, and functional testing.
Java, JavaScript, RESTful microservices, Amazon Web Services, Jira, Agile, artificial intelligence, machine learning
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Senior AI/ML Systems Engineer - GEOINT
Springfield or Chantilly
$171k-$257k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation: Provides technical expertise and research for national space programs.
10+ YOE10+ years experience in AI/analytics or engineering, STEM degree, systems engineering and data-architecture experience, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, cloud and AI/ML expertise, strong communication.
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Senior Systems Engineer
Sterling or Herndon
$113k-$238k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CACI
CACINYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and professional services to government clients.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree in a related technical field, 7+ years in software development or systems engineering, active TS/SCI with polygraph, requirements management, testing, AI/ML, and Agile experience.
AI/ML, XML, JSON, Cameo, DOORS, DOORS Next Gen, GitLab, Scrum
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Systems Engineer
Manassas, Virginia, United States
$91k-$101k/yr HybridFull Time
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission SystemsNYSE: GD: Designs and manufactures defense and mission-critical technology solutions.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in systems engineering, science, engineering, or mathematics plus 2 years' relevant experience, or master's plus 6 months; Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
IBM DOORS, Cameo System Modeler, JIRA, AI
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Systems Engineer - SATCOM
Arlington or Seal Beach
$135k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: National security and mission-critical government technology services provider.
Experience in systems engineering including requirements, architectures, ICDs, verification, integration with software/data/AI/ML teams; ability to maintain and upgrade to Top Secret/SCI clearance; degree-plus-experience alternatives specified.
MBSE, AI/ML
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AI/ML Engineer (Systems Engineer, Sr)
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
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Redwire
RedwireNYSE: RDW: Manufactures infrastructure and hardware components for diverse space missions.
1+ YOEU.S. citizen eligible for DoD Secret clearance, 1+ years backend/systems engineering experience, proficiency in Python/C++/Rust, experience with agentic systems, graph data modeling, real‑time pipelines, API design, and secure operations.
Python, C++, Rust, Neo4j, DGraph, ArangoDB, CUDA, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, UDP, TCP, Pub/Sub, CI/CD
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AI Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Aslan
Aslan: Builds autonomous AI agents for national security and defense.
5+ YOE5+ years software/ML engineering experience; hands-on building agentic AI, fine-tuning open-weight LLMs, production ML systems, and running models on constrained hardware.
Python, PyTorch, LoRA, QLoRA
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Systems Engineer - SATCOM
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$135k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: Provides advanced technology and mission support for government agencies.
3+ YOEDegree or equivalent experience in systems engineering (associates+10/BS+8/MS+6/PhD+3), minimum Secret clearance (must maintain/upgrade to TS/SCI), experience with requirements, ICDs, interface integration, and collaboration with AI/ML, software, MBSE teams.
MBSE, AI/ML, Agile
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SETA Systems Engineer - AI focus (2026-0174)
McLean, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Acclaim Technical Services
Acclaim Technical Services: Provides language and intelligence services to U.S. federal agencies.
5+ YOEActive TS/SCI w/ Poly, Master's or PhD in AI or related (preferred), 5+ years post-degree AI experience, 5+ years supporting national security, frontier lab and systems integration experience, project management skills.
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Systems Engineer (AI) - FULLY CLEARED with POLYGRAPH REQUIRED
Fort Meade or Maryland or Virginia or Colorado or Texas or Utah or Florida or Hawaii
$165k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Constellation Technologies
Constellation Technologies: Provides technical services and cyber solutions for government agencies.
9+ YOEUS citizen with active TS/SCI and polygraph, 9+ years relevant experience, bachelor’s in a technical discipline, proficiency in Java/Python/JavaScript, Jupyter Notebooks, AWS services, Neo4j, systems engineering and modern AI capabilities.
Java, Python, JavaScript, Jupyter Notebooks, GHOSTMACHINE, Neo4j, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AWS SageMaker, AWS S3, AWS RDS, OpenSearch, Red Hat Enterprise Linux