
AI Engineer 1 - Compliance, Quality & Testing
The Nuclear Company29 days ago
Washington, DC, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$80k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build unit, integration, and end-to-end automated test coverage for NOS modules using AI-assisted test generation and review.
- Support NQA-1 documentation and translate regulatory quality requirements into traceable test artifacts and evidence packages.
- Establish and refine defect tracking and verification and validation workflows, maintaining traceability from requirements through testing and resolution.
- Learn Palantir Foundry, NOS architecture, and the team’s AI tooling to understand system data flows and quality gates.
- Contribute to testing AI-powered NOS features through prompt regression, output validation, and behavioral consistency checks.
Requirements
- Computer science degree or equivalent and 0–2 years of professional experience, with internships, co-ops, and project work counting toward experience.
- Test automation fundamentals in Playwright, Cypress, Jest, PyTest, or an equivalent modern framework.
- Hands-on experience using AI to generate, review, or improve tests in a real project.
- Strong fundamentals in at least one backend language, preferably Python or TypeScript.
- Good written and verbal communication and willingness to learn the NQA-1 nuclear regulatory environment.
- Preferred qualifications include testing AI/ML systems or LLM-powered applications, experience in regulated industries, CI/CD test integration, verification and validation or requirements traceability knowledge, Palantir Foundry or similar platform exposure, and version control and code review familiarity.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages.
- 401k with company match.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Generous vacation policy and holidays.
- Estimated starting salary range of $80,000–$150,000 annually, paid bi-weekly.
- The role involves work related to U.S. export-controlled information and technology, which may limit consideration of certain applicants.