Software Engineer Artificial Intelligence (Engineer Software 2) - 26935

Requisition Number: 26935

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $78,405.00 - $90,000.00

Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies' Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business.

As a trusted partner to our military customers, HII designs, develops and operates the largest LVC enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination-not readiness in piece-parts.

For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet. With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems-from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers-HII ensures a high state of readiness.

HII supports the Department of Energy's national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients' toughest nuclear and environmental challenges.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Summary

Mission Technologies, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is seeking a passionate Associate Software Engineer to help architect, develop, and sustain next generation solutions that directly support national level readiness.

You will work as part of a team of Software Engineers building data driven planning tools, high fidelity simulation platforms, and integrated live virtual constructive (LVC) environments that mirror real world operational conditions and support mission ready training.

What You Will Do

Architect Intelligent Agent Systems:
Design and implement autonomous multi agent workflows.
Define reasoning loop patterns, tool use strategies, and long term memory architectures.
Build reliable, interpretable, and safe agent behaviors for mission critical environments.

Scale Cloud-Native Infrastructure:
Architect and deploy microservices within Kubernetes based environments.
Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance as system complexity grows.
Apply containerization best practices across development and production systems.

Advance AI Engineering Excellence:
Lead the development of LLM evaluation strategies and automated testing frameworks.
Drive prompt engineering, parameter tuning, and model behavior optimization.
Ensure agent outputs remain accurate, safe, and aligned with mission requirements.

Modernize Developer Experience:
Integrate advanced AI-driven development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot) into the development lifecycle and build CI/CD pipelines to maintain the team's software.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline delivery and improve reliability.
Champion engineering best practices across the team.

Provide Technical Leadership:
Translate mission level requirements into actionable technical roadmaps.
Mentor junior engineers in distributed systems, AI engineering, and cloud architecture.
Collaborate across teams to deliver cohesive, scalable, and future ready solutions.

What You Must Have
2 years experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
Strong experience building production grade distributed systems (Spring Boot, FastAPI, or similar).
Must have hands on expertise designing, containerizing, using Docker and orchestrating microservices using Kubernetes.
Must have demonstrated ability implementing scalable, cloud native microservices on Kubernetes clusters.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Self driven with a high degree of initiative.
Understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret security clearance.

Preferred Requirements
Knowledge developing autonomous agent architectures or AI/ML systems.
Experience with Helm and scalable deployment patterns.
Strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus).

HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonother non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII
We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?
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