Hiring: Frontier AI Research Engineer, Lead Company: Booz Allen Hamilton Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 09:50:04 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AI, LLM, MLOps, R About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience in deep technical engineering Required Skills: •Frontier Research operates at the edge of what’s possible to convert breakthrough capabilities into real-world impacts. Frontier Research functions as both a strategic radar and an execution engine, turning frontier AI capabilities into differentiated IP, new product directions, and transformational business opportunities. •If you are passionate about building distributed AI systems, architecting agentic applications, and transforming cutting-edge research into production-grade capabilities - this role is for you. •Evaluate emerging advancements across hyperscalers, leading AI labs, academia, and venture-backed companies. •Conduct hands-on technical assessments, benchmarks, and proof-of-concepts to validate applicability and performance. •Own the technical delivery of end-to-end AI systems spanning infrastructure, frontier LLMs, agentic and multi-agent applications and physical AI pipelines. •Interface directly with business units, to support hands-on integration of emerging AI technologies in complex customer environments such as cloud, hybrid, edge, or disconnected. •Ensure production rigor without sacrificing innovation speed. •Provide day-to-day technical leadership to engineers and researchers. Qualifications: •Demonstrated capacity to create and drive technical roadmaps aligned with organizational goals •Demonstrated capacity to display high creativity, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for showcasing innovative AI capabilities •Bachelor’s degree Compensation: •$128,700 - $292,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!