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 38 week of 2026