AI ENGINEER

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment.

Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems.

We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains.

As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, IC, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented AI Engineer to join our team!

In this role you will get to provide technical support for the design, evaluation, and advancement of AI-enabled applications, tools, and workflows.

This role is intended for a hands-on technical professional who understands how modern AI systems are built and can help develop practical solutions using large language models, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks, and supporting software infrastructure.

The right candidate is a builder at heart—someone who explores new frameworks, prototypes ideas, and continuously teaches themselves emerging techniques.

Curiosity and passion matter greatly in this role.

We want someone who follows the fast-moving AI ecosystem because they genuinely enjoy it, not just because the job requires it

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Provide SETA support to government teams developing or assessing AI-enabled applications and tools.

· Advise on technical approaches for AI application design, prototyping, integration, and evaluation.

· Assess solutions involving LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, tool use, agentic workflows, orchestration layers, prompt pipelines, and evaluation harnesses.

· Support the review of architectures, development approaches, model usage patterns, and technical risk areas.

· Advise on AI engineering considerations such as latency, reliability, observability, testability, guardrails, data flow, and system integration.

· Evaluate and compare modern AI frameworks, agentic libraries, and experimentation harnesses for suitability in mission use cases.

· Assist with the development of technical guidance, prototypes, engineering recommendations, and briefings for government stakeholders.

· Support test and evaluation activities for AI tools, including performance assessment, qualitative review, and workflow validation.