Reinforcement Learning AI Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Colorado Springs, CO · Chantilly, VA · Annapolis Junction, MD · Aurora, CO
Salary
$99,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Closes
Jun 30, 2026

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Below market

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 375 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Reinforcement Learning AI Engineer

Booz Allen is seeking an experienced Reinforcement Learning (RL) AI Engineer to join its expanding Space solutions team. In this senior role, you will design and implement RL algorithms for complex decision-making problems in high-stakes national defense scenarios, collaborating with cross-functional teams of experts. Your daily tasks include developing scalable training pipelines using Python and modern ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow, building agents in simulated environments such as Gym or PettingZoo, and transitioning models into production systems while adhering to strong software engineering practices. You will also contribute to system architecture optimization and have opportunities to extend high-performance components into C++ or Rust. Ideal candidates possess experience with RL, ML frameworks, Python programming, and secret clearance, along with a background in Computer Science or Engineering. Additional knowledge of MARL, GPU programming, Kubernetes orchestration, and AFSIM simulations is beneficial for tackling mission-scale challenges.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement reinforcement learning algorithms for complex decision-making problems.
  • Develop scalable training pipelines using Python and modern ML frameworks.
  • Build and evaluate agents in simulated environments to test RL techniques.
  • Apply policy optimization, value-based learning, model-based RL, and imitation learning methods.
  • Transition trained models into production systems following software engineering best practices.
  • Contribute to system architecture and performance optimization for high-performance components.

What we're looking for

  • Experience developing and training reinforcement learning agents.
  • Proficiency with ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
  • Secret clearance required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or Engineering.
  • Expertise in Python for model development and deployment.
  • Knowledge of reinforcement learning techniques and artificial neural networks.

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