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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Systems & Solutions Engineer - **Company:** BWX Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Oak Ridge, TN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $86,450.0 - $160,550.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Continuous Integration, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Tensorflow, Data Streaming, Enterprise Data Management, Data Ingestion, Pytorch, Delivery Pipeline, Apache Spark, Git, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Machine Learning Operations, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.bwxt.com/talentcommunity/apply/1427901800/?locale=en_US ## About the Role * B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field. * 5+ years developing AI/ML pipelines with open-source tools. * Experience operating AI stacks in production environments with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD. * Background in manufacturing, engineering, business informatics, or IoT analytics. * Experience building API/microservice-based ML applications. * Strong ability to structure AI solutions around complex operational challenges. * Excellent cross-team communication and documentation skills. * Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain and maintain DOE clearance., * Experience with digital thread/twin, PLM/CAD, MES/SCADA, or industrial IoT. * Familiarity with MLOps tools such as MLflow, Kubeflow, Prefect, Dagster, or Argo. * Knowledge of Kafka, Spark, Airflow, or Delta Lake. * Experience with advanced ML methods (CV, NLP, RL, anomaly detection). * Experience deploying AI in regulated or high-security environments. * Contributions to open-source projects. ## Description As an AI Systems & Solutions Engineer, you will support enterprise-level digital engineering, manufacturing modernization, and operations analytics initiatives across the Oak Ridge Enrichment Operations site. You will develop open-source AI tools, maintain production AI stacks, and design ML-driven solutions that support digital thread integration, operational optimization, and engineering decision-making. This role interacts with engineering, manufacturing, operations, and automation teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure AI capabilities for high-value missions., Your Day to Day as an AI Systems & Solutions Engineer * Architect and maintain open-source AI/ML tools, including model training and inference pipelines. * Build and support full AI stacks using Python, MLflow, TensorFlow/PyTorch, Docker, Git, and Kubernetes. * Design AI/ML solutions for manufacturing optimization, engineering workflows, business informatics, and IoT monitoring. * Integrate AI systems with digital thread/twin environments, PLM/CAD, MES/SCADA, and enterprise data platforms. * Develop APIs and microservices for model orchestration and data ingestion. * Implement CI/CD workflows for AI workloads. * Build end-to-end pipelines for sensor, IoT, and streaming data, including anomaly detection and predictive maintenance. * Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to shape deployable AI solutions. * Produce documentation, model explainability summaries, and technical reports. * Mentor junior engineers on AI/ML development., BWX Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (BWXT) is not responsible for and does not accept any liability for fees or other costs associated with resumes or candidates presented by recruiters or employment agencies, unless a binding, written recruitment agreement between BWXT and the recruiter or agency exists prior to the presentation of candidates or resumes to BWXT and includes the specific services, job openings, and fees to be paid ("Agreement"). BWXT may consider any candidate for whom a recruiter or agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire such candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency unless an Agreement is in place prior to presentation and such Agreement explicitly encompasses the job opening for which such fees or costs are sought. An email, verbal or other informal contact with any person within BWXT will not create a binding agreement. Agencies or recruiters without an Agreement are directed not to contact any hiring managers of BWXT with recruiting inquiries or resumes. 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