Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer

The Tatitlek Corporation - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Colorado Springs, CO

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

We are seeking a highly qualified AI Engineer to support the Dean of Faculty (DF) in advancing the academic and research mission. The selected contractor will provide expert guidance on AI technologies, strategies, and integration within a quasi-university environment founded on military standards. The role involves assessing current and future AI and AI-related cybersecurity technologies, methods, and uses for academics and research. The AI Engineer will advise the Dean of Faculty on AI academic and research policy, strategy, and architectural matters, acting as the Dean's AI coach and liaison to the faculty. This includes facilitating broad AI curriculum and research experimentation, adoption, integration, and implementation. The AI Engineer will be responsible for delivering draft assessments and recommendations quarterly and at specified periods. They will aid the Dean of Faculty in drafting an academic and research AI strategy within the first 4 months, ensuring alignment with institutional and federal policy and goals. This includes integrating university and research center best practices and lessons learned, as well as assisting in updating and maintaining the AI strategy throughout the period of performance. Additionally, the AI Engineer will provide training and coaching seminars and collaborations with departments at least monthly, with seminars being formal and collaborations being informal and ad hoc based on departmental needs. Furthermore, the AI Engineer will assist in the experimentation, implementation, and adoption of AI-centered technologies and methods into the classroom, lab, and research activities. They will recommend technology configurations, cybersecurity implementations and mitigations, and cybersecurity approvals, serving as a liaison between departments and other mission elements to facilitate cross-discipline integration and use of AI technologies and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Assess current and future AI and AI-related cybersecurity technologies, methods, and uses for academics and research.
• Advise the Dean of Faculty on AI academic and research policy, strategy, and architectural matters.
• Act as the Dean's AI coach and liaison to the faculty, facilitating broad AI curriculum and research experimentation, adoption, integration, and implementation.
• Deliver draft assessments and recommendations quarterly and at specified periods.
• Aid the Dean of Faculty in drafting an academic and research AI strategy within the first 4 months, ensuring alignment with institutional and federal policy and goals.
• Integrate university and research center best practices and lessons learned.
• Assist in updating and maintaining the AI strategy throughout the period of performance.
• Provide training and coaching seminars and collaborations with departments at least monthly.
• Assist in the experimentation, implementation, and adoption of AI-centered technologies and methods into the classroom, lab, and research activities.
• Recommend technology configurations, cybersecurity implementations and mitigations, and cybersecurity approvals.
• Serve as a liaison between departments and other mission elements, facilitating cross-discipline integration and use of AI technologies and methodologies.

Requirements

• Ability to work in a high operations tempo environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe applications.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with AI technologies, including algorithms, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
• Experience as an AI architect and in developing AI policy and strategy for a large institution.
• Minimum of a Master's degree in computer sciences with an emphasis on AI, ML, AI/ML infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

Nice-to-haves

• Strongly desired: Experience in a university and/or research environment and using AI in various disciplines.
• Experience in AI/ML infrastructure design and training members in AI/ML technologies.

Benefits

• Salary DOE
• Opportunity to make a significant impact in the academic and research community.