Applied AI Engineer
Parsons Corporation3 days ago
Westminster, CO, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$75k - $131k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build AI-enabled applications from prototype through production.
- Develop computer vision and multimodal AI workflows for imagery, video, drone data, geospatial data, and 3D environments.
- Develop AI workflows for drone-based inspection, mapping, perception, and emerging autonomous capabilities.
- Build scalable Python services and FastAPI APIs.
- Build data pipelines integrating AI inference, SQL databases, APIs, sensor-derived data, and external data sources.
- Optimize and deploy AI models using PyTorch, ONNX, and related inference tooling.
- Collaborate with engineers and domain experts to turn loosely defined problems into usable software.
- Contribute to software architecture, testing, source control, automated deployment, and production reliability.
- Evaluate emerging AI techniques and determine their practical value.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical work experience.
- At least two years of experience building production-grade software using Python.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including modular design, testing, debugging, and maintainable code.
- Experience integrating machine-learning or computer-vision models into real applications.
- Experience with PyTorch or a comparable machine-learning framework.
- Experience building APIs and backend services; FastAPI or similar Python frameworks preferred.
- Experience with SQL databases and structured data.
- Familiarity with computer vision foundation models, embeddings, LLMs, or VLMs.
- Proficiency with Git/source control, Linux development environments, and CI/CD workflows.
- Ability to independently prototype, evaluate, and productionize technical approaches.
- Preferred experience with TypeScript, React, or similar web-development frameworks; full-stack AI applications; geospatial or 3D data; drone platforms, aerial imagery, mapping, or autonomous sensing; ONNX, GPU inference, model optimization, or edge deployment; LLMs, VLMs, or self-supervised learning; segmentation, feature matching, or embedding models; Docker, cloud deployment, automated testing, and DevOps practices; ROS/ROS 2, localization, sensor systems, or robotics software.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), and life insurance.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Westminster, Colorado office location with required in-office presence.
- Position is part of the Critical Infrastructure team and has no security clearance requirement.
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About Parsons Corporation
Parsons Corporation is a public engineering and technology firm that designs, builds, and secures critical infrastructure and national security systems for government and commercial clients. It earns revenue through contracts for engineering, construction management, program management, and cyber and intelligence solutions across transportation, water, space, and defense domains. Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it trades on the NYSE and serves U.S. government and international infrastructure owners.