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# Senior AI Engineer (Autonomy & Machine Learning)

- **Company:** ALTEN
- **Location:** Glasgow, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £45,888.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Information Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Processing, Feature Engineering, Evaluation Pipelines, Large Language Models, Model Validation, SC Clearance, Build Management, Operational Systems
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5938852955

## About the Role

On-site Requirement: Hybrid working, with site attendance based on project requirements
Seniority: 5+ years of relevant experience
Security Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.

## Description

Are you passionate about applying AI to solve complex real-world challenges in safety-critical environments? As an AI Engineer within ALTEN, you'll play a key role in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities that support high-impact programmes across the defence and aerospace sectors. Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you'll design, build and deploy robust AI solutions, helping customers unlock the value of their data while driving innovation across advanced autonomy, machine learning and intelligent systems., * Design and develop AI and machine learning solutions to address complex business and engineering challenges.

 * Translate customer and stakeholder requirements into scalable AI architectures, technical designs and measurable outcomes.
 * Develop, train, evaluate and optimise machine learning models across areas such as computer vision, NLP/LLMs, time-series analytics and autonomous systems.
 * Build robust data processing, training and evaluation pipelines, including feature engineering, experiment tracking and model validation.
 * Collaborate with software, systems, cyber and data engineering teams to productionise AI capabilities and integrate them into operational systems.
 * Champion Responsible AI principles, ensuring solutions meet security, safety, explainability and regulatory requirements.
 * Develop reusable AI components, frameworks and reference implementations to accelerate future project delivery.
 * Support technical demonstrations, bids, proofs of concept and customer workshops.