Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC
Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Lead AI Engineer / Cedar Rapids, IA / Contract / R&D Team

Cedar Rapids, IA, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 10 hours ago
Contract W2
On-site
$50 - $80/hr
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Job Details

Skills

  • Impact Analysis
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Architecture
  • Research and Development
  • Recruiting
  • Avionics
  • Military
  • Aviation
  • Innovation
  • API
  • Team Leadership
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Optimization
  • Golang
  • C
  • C++
  • LangChain
  • Computer Vision
  • Aerospace
  • Robotics
  • Agile
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Python
  • Software Engineering
  • IT Management
  • Workflow
  • Documentation
  • Testing
  • Management
  • Mentorship
  • SAP BASIS

Summary

A global leader in aerospace and defense technology is hiring for a Contract Lead AI Engineer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The company is developing advanced avionics, communications, and mission critical systems used across commercial and military aviation. They're known for innovation, long product lifecycles, and solving highly complex technical challenges where reliability and certification requirements are critical.

In this role, you will lead a small team of approximately 4-7 engineers within a larger organization of roughly 50-60 technical professionals. They're looking for a mentor and technical leader who can guide engineers while remaining deeply involved in architecture, experimentation, development, and deployment. You'd be focused on designing, building, and scaling enterprise AI solutions. The role requires someone who understands AI beyond simple API integrations and has experience evaluating models, optimizing prompts and token usage, building production-grade workflows, and making technical decisions around AI architecture.

Required Skills & Experience
  • Experience mentoring or leading teams of 4-7
  • Python FS Engineering experience LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG token optimization, and AI architecture
  • Experience building and deploying production AI systems
  • Builder mentality with a desire to stay hands-on technically
Desired Skills & Experience
  • Go/Golang experience
  • C/C++
  • LangChain, LangGraph, or similar AI frameworks
  • Agentic workflow development
  • Enterprise AI deployment experience
  • Computer vision experience
  • Aerospace, defense, robotics, or highly regulated industry experience
  • Technical leadership within agile software development teams
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
  • 40% AI Engineering & LLM Development
  • 30% Python Software Engineering
  • 15% Architecture & Technical Leadership
  • 10% Agentic Workflows & Automation
  • 5% Documentation & Testing
Daily Responsibilities
  • 60% Hands-On Development
  • 20% Management & Mentorship
The Offer
  • 5 days on-site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Competitive pay depending on experience
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
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  • Dice Id: 10105282
  • Position Id: 892263
  • Posted 2 days ago

Company Info

About Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.

Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.

We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.

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