Associate Human-Centered AI Engineer

MITRE Corporation - Bedford, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Bedford, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Associate Human-Centered AI Engineer at MITRE will engage in research focused on human-AI interaction and the societal impacts of AI technologies. This role is part of the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Solutions department, which aims to enhance the collaboration between human teams and AI systems to achieve better outcomes. The engineer will work on projects that apply human-centered engineering principles to AI and software development, contributing to various domains such as healthcare, intelligence, and defense.

Responsibilities

• Assist MITRE and government sponsors in executing and applying research to solve problems related to human-AI interaction and societal impacts of AI.
• Contribute to human-centered research on AI, including formal experimental research and observational/naturalistic research.
• Demonstrate academic and industry best practices for human-centered AI research.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree with less than one year of related work experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Hands-on experience doing research to answer questions related to human factors and AI systems.
• Familiarity with and interest to learn and grow in one or more of the following human-AI interaction topics: Usability of AI systems, Augmenting human work and decision making with AI, Explainable AI, Trust in AI, Societal and sociotechnical impacts of AI, AI risks and governance.
• Proven ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, platforms, and systems.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Degree in Human Factors, Computer Science, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Experience with and/or passion for working with national security or the public sector.
• Experience working with LLMs and basic understanding of their capabilities and limitations.
• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Experience in Python or another programming language frequently used for AI/ML prototyping.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth