Associate Director, AI Software Security Engineer
RTX Corporation3 months ago
McKinney, TX, USA or Tewksbury, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$157k - $299k/yr
Responsibilities
- Integrate and deploy AI/ML models, especially LLMs and advanced architectures.
- Build, harden, and operate secure AI pipelines across cloud, tactical, and embedded platforms.
- Transition prototypes into reliable operational capabilities.
- Provide AI development best practices, training, and organizational enablement.
- Collaborate with engineering, research, leadership, and customers.
- Evaluate technologies for secure AI, lifecycle management, and compliance.
- Support proposals, business development, and technical communication.
- Lead workstreams and drive applied AI innovation across classified and unclassified environments.
Requirements
- Typically requires a STEM degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
- Experience deploying AI systems and working with LLMs and advanced machine learning architectures.
- Experience implementing secure MLOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and embedded environments.
- Experience with Python and modern machine learning frameworks.
- Ability to lead workstreams.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued TS/SCI security clearance are required; an active and existing clearance is required after day one.
- Preferred qualifications include classified program execution, embedded AI optimization, AI integration into legacy and multi-domain systems, and knowledge of AI assurance, safety, and secure deployment standards.
Benefits
- Onsite work arrangement with locations in McKinney, Texas; Tucson, Arizona; and Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
- Potential eligibility for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, the Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- U.S.-based role with relocation eligibility noted.
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About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.