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MORSE boasts a specially selected team of scientists, engineers, and software developers to deliver best-in-class technical solutions that solve difficult multidisciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem. \nAt MORSE, our Chief Engineers are the \"triple threat\" leaders at the heart of our impactful work. For our AI Test & Evaluation (T&E) work, we are seeking a leader who tacitly understands that the measure of AI success is the tangible advantage it provides the warfighter and intelligence analyst. Standalone model performance and standalone system performance are critical foundations to those measures. This role is for the systems-thinker who lives at the intersection of AI effectiveness, human-computer interaction, and applied R&D. You are the expert who can translate a first-principles understanding of complex systems-from model behaviors to user workflows-into engineering-driven frameworks that prove and improve mission outcomes. By setting the \"North Star\" for your program, you will guide a world-class team to ensure that our AI improves outcomes by orders of magnitude.\nYour expertise will be applied across the forefront of modern AI, including our work in Computer Vision, Language Translation, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Vision Language Models, and AI Agents. \n Responsibilities: \nArchitect an T&E system centered on operational outcomes where you will analyze standalone AI models, data engineering & UI subsystems, and live user workflows. You will pioneer methods to measure and enhance mission-level performance by complementing standard benchmarks with bespoke evaluations of user interaction, system reliability, and overall operational effectiveness.\n\nServe as the definitive \"Customer Relationship Owner,\" acting as a senior technical advisor and strategic partner to government customers. Your leadership will be defined by your ability to move beyond stated requirements to elicit, shape, and co-author the technical roadmap, earning trust through rigor and guiding partners to high-impact solutions.\n\nOwn the technical feedback loop with system developers, translating T&E findings into specific and actionable engineering recommendations. Your role is not just to identify flaws, but to leverage your team's expertise to guide the reconstruction of more robust and effective capabilities.\n\nDrive program execution with the authority of a \"triple threat\" leader, seamlessly integrating technical direction, team development, and program management. You will be fully responsible for your program's schedule, budget, and successful delivery while simultaneously identifying and capturing new opportunities to expand our impact.\n\nLead a multi-disciplinary team of top-tier engineers and scientists. Your primary role is to set the vision and clear roadblocks, fostering a culture of technical excellence and intellectual curiosity that allows brilliant people to do their best work.\n\nRequirements:\nUS Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance. Active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI is preferred. \n\nA master's degree or PhD in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience leading advanced R&D programs.\n\nMinimum of 10 years of experience in R&D, with a focus on AI/ML and Test & Evaluation.\n\nProven leadership skills, with a track record of successfully managing high-performing technical teams.\n\nDeep understanding of software development principles, methods, and tools.\n\nProven experience in business development and program capture within the DoD or IC, including leading technical volumes for proposals and shaping customer requirements.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to absorb complex technical information quickly.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nWillingness to travel up to 25% \nMORSE Corp’s salary range for this role carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, skills and expertise, location, internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated. Depending on role eligibility, total compensation may also include bonus, stock, 401(k) match, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and life insurance.\nEmployees also receive 10 paid holidays per year. MORSE maintains an “open” leave policy that does not restrict exempt, regular full-time employees to a specific number of paid sick or vacation days. However, this policy is not an “unlimited” paid leave policy. \nCompensation\n$120,000—$225,000 USD\nThe team at MORSE takes pride in being the smart team that is easy to work with. We focus on steady, long-term success with an emphasis on exceptionalism and delivering mission-critical impact to our customers. 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