Kitware

Technical Leader of AI

Kitware · New York, NY
New York, NY $140K–$215K Posted 2026-07-29
Salary
$140K–$215K
Type
Full-time
Experience
6+ yr
  • Lead commercial and government funded research and development programs with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Vision, in collaboration with preeminent researchers in academia, industry and government.
  • Bring your technical expertise and project management skills to a team of highly skilled and software developers, engineers, and researchers with international reputations.
  • Pursue opportunities and win research and development funding in AI/ML/CV from government and commercial customers.
  • Present and publish your team’s research in premier AI conferences, government symposia and other venues.
  • Experience leading commercial and federal business development activities and winning R&D funding.
  • Experience developing and nurturing project teams, building an environment of collaboration.
  • Excellent project management skills with demonstrable efforts leading and delivering complex research projects on time, within budget, and with a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Experience in supervising and reviewing research and software developed by others.
  • Experience designing and implementing complex software systems.
  • PhD in Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 6 years relevant experience and/or a Master's degree with 8 years experience.
  • U.S. citizenship (due to contractual requirements).
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance, or the willingness and ability to apply for and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with CI-polygraph.
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