ARSIEM Corporation

392 - Principal AI Software Engineer

ARSIEM Corporation · Ft. Meade, MD
Ft. Meade, MD $216K–$241K Posted 2026-06-24
Salary
$216K–$241K
Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr

About ARSIEM Corporation

At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients.  We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government.  ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support.

As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients.  That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with.

ARSIEM is looking for a motivated Principal Python AI/ML Protype Developer to support the exciting Corporate Discovery Services mission. The AI/ML Engineer will act as the critical bridge between data science and software engineering mission capturing requirements from stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable, and functional innovative prototypes and deploy solutions. This position will support one of our government clients in Fort Meade, MD.

Clearance Requirement: This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Candidate Referral: Do you know someone who would be GREAT at this role? If you do, ARSIEM has a way for you to earn a bonus through our referral program for persons presenting NEW (not in our resume database) candidates who are successfully placed on one of our projects. The bonus for this position is $10,000, and the referrer is eligible to receive the sum for any applicant we can place within 12 months of referral. The bonus is paid after the referred employee reaches six months of employment.

ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

  • Collaborate closely with customers to drive the rapid development, evaluation, and transition of AI/ML-enabled mission capabilities that enhance operational analysis and intelligence workflows.
  • Leverage emerging technologies, scalable software architectures, and advanced analytics to automate discovery, accelerate insight generation, and deliver production-ready solutions across diverse mission domains.
  • Shape technical strategy and best practices to ensure effective deployment, sustainment, and evolution of AI-enabled mission systems
  • Proficient in current AI/ML technologies such as classification, clustering, collaborative filtering, search, and retrieval using techniques such as but not limited to  deep neutral networks (DNN), recurrent neural networks (RNN), attention-based transformers, etc.
  • Experience in current large language models (LLM) for representative and generative tasks.
  • Bachelor's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or equivalent.
  • Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and experience with Jupyter Notebooks
  • Proficiency in approaches to retrieval augmented generation (RAG), model context protocol (MCP) and other recent technologies supporting agentic AI.
  • Foundational knowledge of statistics related to parametric probability distributions, nonparametric probability distributions, Bayesian analysis, and covariance matrices.
  • Proficiency in agentic systems that can automatically carry out mission goals with limited supervision.

The ARSIEM pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other laws.

Benefits:
For an overview of our benefits, please visit our benefits tab.
https://www.arsiem.com/careers/

Original Posting Date:
2026-06-24

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