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This role is based in Los Angeles, CA (HQ in El Segundo).\nAre you excited by the opportunity to build AI-powered software that accelerates the development of eVTOLs, rockets, robots, and autonomous vehicles?\nResponsibilities & Duties\nLead the design, implementation, and optimization of production-ready AI systems within the ION Factory OS.\n\nShip customer-facing features that directly impact manufacturing workflows, including AI-driven functionality (e.g., generative procedure creation, anomaly detection, recommendations) and core product features not reliant on AI.\n\nArchitect and maintain scalable software systems, including AI/ML pipelines and broader product infrastructure.\n\nDesign and implement AI features using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines to deliver context-aware insights and recommendations.\n\nLeverage Model Context Protocol (MCP) and similar frameworks to connect AI models seamlessly with structured/unstructured data sources and external tools.\n\nCollaborate with product managers and customers to translate real-world challenges into robust software solutions.\n\nPartner with data engineering to process and transform structured and unstructured manufacturing data into usable formats.\n\nEnsure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of all systems in production, leveraging CI/CD and cloud-native workflows.\n\nStay ahead of advancements in software engineering and AI, bringing the best practices into shipped product features.\n\nMentor junior engineers and help raise the technical bar across the team.\n\nMinimum Qualifications & Skills\n7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years shipping AI/ML-powered products into production.\n\nProven track record of building and shipping customer-facing applications (AI and non-AI) that deliver measurable business value.\n\nExperience architecting scalable systems on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).\n\nExpertise in data modeling, preprocessing, and model evaluation at scale.\n\nFamiliarity with generative AI models (LLMs, diffusion models, GANs) and their real-world applications.\n\nStrong knowledge of APIs and modern software design patterns for integrating AI into SaaS products.\n\nExcellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.\n\nPassion for AI innovation paired with the ability to deliver non-AI product functionality when needed.\n\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience building AI systems for real-time, low-latency, or edge deployments.\n\nFamiliarity with modern data governance, privacy, and compliance standards (SOC2, GDPR, ITAR).\n\nHands-on experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for building AI systems that combine large language models with external knowledge sources.\n\nUnderstanding of and/or experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar emerging standards for connecting AI systems with data and tools.\n\nCustomer-facing experience gathering requirements, presenting solutions, and demonstrating value.\n\nContributions to open-source projects or published research in applied AI/ML.\n\nExperience mentoring engineers and contributing to engineering best practices.\n\nBenefits & Perks\nHealth Insurance; medical, vision, dental, & life insurance.\n\nPaid Parental Leave.\n\nEmployee Stock Option Plan.\n\nTeam outings, group lunches, open office, happy hours.\n\nPaid holidays, sick days.\n\nFlexible Friday and PTO.\n\n401K.\n\nFirst Resonance is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.\nFirst Resonance participates in E-Verify. 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