AI Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience developing and delivering AI, Machine Learning or advanced algorithmic solutions.
• Experience within the Defence, National Security or Government sectors.
• Strong expertise in one or more of Transformer Models, Diffusion Models, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision or Machine Perception.
• Strong Python and software engineering skills.
• Experience leading technical teams and architecting complex solutions.
• Customer-facing experience and the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Degree qualified in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Physics or a related discipline.
• SC Clearance eligibility.
• Desirable: Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion or Edge Computing experience.
• Desirable: Numerical Optimisation, Simulation or Statistical Modelling expertise.
• Desirable: Proposal leadership, technical sales or client development experience.
• Desirable: PhD, published research or conference speaking experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical delivery of AI, Machine Learning and advanced algorithm projects.
• Act as technical lead and solution architect on complex programmes.
• Apply techniques including Transformer Models, LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, Sensor Processing and Statistical Modelling.
• Provide technical oversight, governance and peer review across projects.
• Work directly with customers to define requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
• Support proposals, bids and business development activities.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical standards and best practice.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Computer Vision
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Python
• Security
• Sensor Fusion

More:

We are recruiting AI Engineers to join a leading technology and engineering consultancy delivering cutting-edge solutions across the Defence, Security and Government sectors. This is an excellent opportunity to combine hands-on technical delivery with technical leadership, customer engagement and business development. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists, helping solve complex challenges and developing next-generation intelligent systems for Defence and Security applications. The role is based in Cambridge with three days per week on-site. We offer up to £90,000 base salary, a 10% bonus, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, private medical insurance, access to specialist labs and advanced computing resources, and excellent career progression and technical leadership opportunities.

last updated 40 week of 2026