Artificial Intelligence (AI) SETA

The Customer’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Team Systems Engineering and Technical Assistant (SETA) role is a full-time position central to the coordination and smooth daily operation of the AI Research Team and associated IC-level activities.  As part of the AI research team, the SETA will be trusted to coordinate and manage activities related to a variety of sensitive topics to include intelligence writing, strengthening research proposals, and hands-on support to technical activities.  The SETA must be adaptable, resilient under pressure, and capable of operating both independently and in team settings.

Specific Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Leverage AI expertise to support the AI research team’s technical initiatives
• Contribute to research ideation and execution through peer review, concept of operations formulation, and partner engagement
• Interpret technical data on AI-related experiments
• Draft, coordinate, and publish technical documents for customers and IC partners

Required Qualifications:

• Current TS/SCI clearance with active polygraph 
• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience
  • Four years of relevant experience may substitute in lieu of a degree and at least eight years of work experience
• Prior Customer experience with knowledge of Intelligence Community applications, systems, tools, and protocols
• Expertise on Artificial Intelligence and high-performance computing topics
• Proficiency with programming languages for data manipulation (Unix, Python, etc.)
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project applications
• Proven ability to effectively manage competing priorities as well as anticipate requirements and potential issues
• Demonstrated sound judgement and discretion
• Proven ability to adaptively prioritize time-sensitive issues
• Self-starter who is flexible and willing to meet challenges and changing needs of dynamic organization
• Proven track record of being a team player who is willing to pitch in and get the job done
• Experience with intelligence production and dissemination
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with intelligence production and dissemination
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• Previous experience deriving value from large technical collections of data