About the role

What will you do at SAIC?

SAIC has 2 immediate openings on a newly awarded contract for Artificial

Intelligence (AI) experts to perform in a Systems Engineering and Technical

Assistant (SETA) role and support operational, engineering, and research related

activities. Successful candidates will be Subject Matter Experts in AI,

especially frontier models and will understand the economic impacts of AI.

Candidates will also have experience with AI research, emerging model types,

and other related dependencies in order to understand counter-AI. The SETA must

be adaptable, resilient under pressure, and capable of operating both

independently and in team settings.

QUALIFICATIONS

* Must currently hold a TS/SCI clearance and active polygraph in order to be

considered

* Bachelor's Degree or experience can be substituted for the degree

* At least 5 years of post-graduate technical expertise in artificial

intelligence or a closely related field

* Minimum of 9 years of relevant systems engineering experience

* Must currently hold a TS/SCI clearance and active polygraph in order to be

considered

* At least 5 years of demonstrated experience within the Intelligence Community

and working across multiple IC components and DoW

* In-depth technical knowledge in one or more of the following areas:

o Applications of frontier models

o Economics of frontier-model applications

o Foreign frontier AI models, particularly open-source models

o Experience working in or with AI research laboratories

o Emerging AI model types and domains

o Adversarial or counter-artificial intelligence

o Other frontier AI research areas

SAIC® [http://www.saic.com/] is a premier mission integrator focused on

advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.

Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and

civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise

IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging

technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that

modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and

inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered

in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For

more information, visit saic.com [http://www.saic.com/]. For ongoing news,

please visit our newsroom [http://www.saic.com/who-we-are/newsroom/].

Which skills does this role require?

Artificial IntelligenceSystems EngineeringFrontier ModelsIntelligence CommunityTechnical AssistanceResearchAdversarial AICounter-AIEconomic Impact AnalysisOpen-source ModelsMission IntegrationData AnalysisAISETATS/SCIPolygraphOpen-sourceDefenseEngineering ServicesTechnical Expertise

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