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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Applied AI Engineer - Document Intelligence - **Company:** CHIRI, LLC. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $59,000 - $99,000 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Application Layers, Software Applications, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Business Software, Microsoft Outlook, Spreadsheets, Databases, Data Security, Data Stores, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, Data Flow Control, Information Extraction, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Operational Databases, Microsoft PowerPoint, Software Architecture, OpenAI, Standard Sql, Runbook, Software Engineering, SQLite, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Virtual Machines, Web Services, Data Processing, Information Security Management System, Large Language Models, Software Security, Backend, Information Technology, HuggingFace, Ollama, Machine Learning Operations, Gsuite, Document Classification, Data Pipelines - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/applied-ai-engineer-document-intelligence/12107279?handler=ApplyRedirect ## About the Role * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record of shipping production systems. * Strong professional experience with Python, including backend development, data processing, and AI-powered applications. * Hands-on experience building LLM or vision-language model (VLM) extraction pipelines for complex documents, including PDFs, scanned pages, tables, and technical drawings. * Experience implementing structured AI outputs, source grounding, and citation-based extraction. * Hands-on experience self-hosting open-weight models on GPU hardware, using tools such as vLLM, llama.cpp, Ollama, or Hugging Face TGI. * Experience selecting and optimizing models and quantization levels for local inference, including working within GPU memory constraints. * Experience building document-processing pipelines that include PDF text extraction, page rendering, OCR, and document classification. * Experience deploying AI systems in air-gapped or offline environments, including offline installation, pinned dependencies, and no runtime internet access. * Experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure networking, including private endpoints and keyless or customer-managed authentication. * Strong understanding of software supply-chain security, including signed releases, SBOM generation, and reproducible builds with published hashes. * Experience building evaluation frameworks for AI extraction systems, including per-field accuracy metrics and systematic quality improvement. * Solid SQL skills and experience designing local data stores and audit logs using SQLite, SQL Server, or comparable databases. * Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and engineering best practices. * Experience owning technical deliverables from design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing support. * Comfortable working onsite with non-technical stakeholders, including estimating, quality, and IT teams. * Ability to explain AI behavior, limitations, accuracy, and technical tradeoffs in clear, practical language. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. * A disciplined approach to data security and the ability to work effectively without direct access to production data. Preferred Qualifications * Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, DFARS 252.204-7012, CUI handling, and System Security Plans. * Experience delivering AI solutions in defense, aerospace, electronics manufacturing, or other regulated environments. * Familiarity with Azure Government, including service and model availability, quotas, private networking, and abuse-monitoring exemption processes. * Experience working with printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing specifications, including IPC standards, laminate materials and Tg, copper weight, surface finishes, solder mask, and rigid-flex materials. * Familiarity with electronics quoting, manufacturability analysis, CAM workflows, or tools such as Frontline Integr8tor. * Experience interpreting engineering drawings, fabrication notes, quality clauses, or flow-down requirements in aerospace and defense purchase orders. * Experience deploying applications on Windows Server or Linux virtual machines managed by a client's IT team. * Experience writing installation guides, operational runbooks, and technical documentation for customer-managed environments. * Familiarity with Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, and Access integrations. * Experience building rules engines or spreadsheet-driven business rules that can be maintained by business users. * Experience with agentic and AI-assisted development workflows. * Experience in consulting, forward-deployed engineering, or client-facing technical delivery. * Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable business outcomes through AI and automation. ## Description We're looking for an Applied AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy an AI-powered document intelligence solution for a Silicon Valley electronics manufacturer operating in the defense supply chain. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building a production-ready, zero-egress RFQ (Request for Quote) screening service that processes complex technical documents entirely within the client's security boundary. The solution will help the client's estimating team review incoming RFQ packages, identify potential disqualifiers, extract quality requirements, analyze material specifications, and flag missing or conflicting information. The service will process approximately 70 RFQ packages per day, each containing 3-30 pages of engineering drawings and 10-20 quality clauses. Today, reviewing a single package can take an estimator 1.5-3 hours. You'll build an end-to-end document processing pipeline using Python, open-weight multimodal models, and modern AI engineering techniques. The system must produce structured, citation-grounded outputs, with every extracted value traceable to its source document and page. This role requires strong technical ownership, practical experience deploying AI models locally, and a disciplined approach to security and data handling. You'll work directly with Chiri's engineering team and the client's estimating, quality, and IT stakeholders to deliver a solution that supports human decision-making. The system supports human decisions. It never makes a bid or decline decision itself., * Design, develop, and maintain the end-to-end RFQ screening pipeline, from PDF ingestion and document classification to AI-powered extraction, rule application, and structured report generation. * Build document-processing workflows that extract text from PDFs, render drawing pages as images, classify document types, and process complex technical content. * Deploy and optimize open-weight multimodal models for fully offline inference on a single GPU server. * Select appropriate models and quantization strategies to operate within approximately 48 GB of GPU memory. * Develop and refine prompts and extraction logic for quality clauses, material tables, engineering drawings, and technical specifications. * Implement citation-grounded extraction, ensuring every value includes a page reference and supporting source text. * Build validation and rule-based logic to identify potential disqualifiers, compare extracted materials against stock lists, and flag missing or conflicting values. * Develop the same Chiri application layer against Azure OpenAI through Azure Government and a private endpoint, enabling a clean comparison between local inference and the Azure-based option. * Implement a local data store and audit logging system using SQLite or SQL Server Express to record model calls, input file hashes, and generated reports. * Package application releases as signed, offline-installable artifacts with pinned dependencies, a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), release hashes, and supporting documentation. * Produce data-flow diagrams and technical documentation for each deployment option to support the client's System Security Plan. * Build an evaluation harness that allows the client's estimating team to score report accuracy by field. * Improve extraction quality using aggregate evaluation metrics and scorecards without accessing or receiving the client's underlying production data. * Lead or support the onsite Week 1 working session with estimating, quality, and IT stakeholders to define accuracy targets, select sample RFQs, and establish the disqualifier list. * Support the client's IT team with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting within the agreed security and access boundaries. * Collaborate with Chiri engineers and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical, secure, and maintainable technical solutions. * Deliver a final accuracy scorecard comparing the local and Azure-based options, broken down by field. * Contribute technical recommendations and implementation estimates for the potential Phase 1 engagement., * The opportunity to build a real-world AI solution for a complex, high-impact manufacturing use case. * Meaningful technical ownership across AI model deployment, document intelligence, system architecture, and secure software delivery. * The opportunity to work with cutting-edge open-weight multimodal models and local inference infrastructure. * Direct collaboration with experienced engineers, company leadership, and client stakeholders. * A focused, fast-paced engagement where engineering decisions have a tangible impact on business operations. * The opportunity to help define how enterprise-ready AI can operate within strict security and compliance boundaries. * Potential to extend the engagement into Phase 1, subject to project needs and mutual agreement. Security & Data Boundaries The data boundary defines the project. The service runs entirely inside the client's CUI boundary and makes no outbound connections. * No telemetry. * No automatic updates. * No external license checks. * No transfer of client RFQs, drawings, or extracted data to Chiri. * No copying or storing client production data outside the approved environment. Chiri delivers a signed installation package with an SBOM and releases hashes. The client's IT team installs and operates the solution. Support takes place through client-controlled screen-sharing. The engineer does not log in to client systems, receive client data, or take control of the client's keyboard. The engineer must be comfortable developing, evaluating, and improving the solution while respecting these strict boundaries. Engagement Details * Initial duration: Approximately 6 weeks (Phase 0). * Potential extension: Phase 1, subject to project requirements and agreement. * U.S. person status. 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