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Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.\nDescription\nBuild the AI that changes how the world’s largest airline runs\nUnited is building the best airline in aviation history, and AI is central to how we operate, serve customers, and support employees. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll embed with business teams, find the best AI opportunities, and turn them into deployed solutions. You'll own results that deliver measurable value, not just demos.\nWhat you’ll do\nFind the right opportunities\nEmbed with business teams to understand priorities and pain points, and analyze end-to-end workflows for bottlenecks where AI can materially improve outcomes \nTurn ambiguous problems into clear AI use cases with measurable outcomes, prioritized by value, feasibility, data readiness, risk, and scalability \nHelp leaders choose between AI solutions and other analytical models \nPrototype and validate fast\nPrototype AI workflows and agents fast, and test viability before major investment \nTranslate business process requirements into technical designs for human-AI interactions, including system decision logic, human-in-the-loop controls, escalation mechanisms, and exception handling. \nBuild and test the agentic workflows across models, data, and enterprise systems \nTake it to production\nAct as the hands-on technical lead, working with AI engineers, data, and product teams on architecture, testing, and deployment \nResolve barriers across business, security, data, engineering, security, risk, and governance teams \nDeploy into controlled production, then improve based on real user behavior \nBuild secure, reliable AI applications using modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing), and equip teams to run and extend them \nMonitor performance, cost, and quality, and keep optimizing deployed solutions \nProve the value\nSet baselines and success metrics up front, support business cases with cost and performance estimates, and measure adoption and realized value \nPartner with business, change, and end-user teams to redesign workflows around the solution, and apply lessons learned to future projects \nShape AI transformation\nAdvise leaders on how AI can reshape business processes and operating models, and contribute technical input to transformation roadmaps \nCapture reusable patterns and engineering practices for building, deploying, and operating AI, and build AI capability across the company \nPartner with governance, security, and technology teams to keep solutions responsible and resilient \nQualifications\nWhat you bring (minimum qualifications)\nExperience building and deploying production solutions in software engineering, AI/ML, data engineering, solutions architecture, or technical product development \nHands-on experience with generative AI, LLMs, or AI agents, including fast prototyping and testing \nAbility to turn ambiguous business problems into technical solutions that deliver business value \nWorking knowledge of AI systems, including models, agents, retrieval, enterprise data, evaluation, security, and governance \nExperience with APIs, enterprise integrations, and cloud services \nStrong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder skills, and comfort in ambiguous environments \n3+ years of relevant work experience \nMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship \nSuccessful completion of interview required to meet job qualification \nReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position \nWhat sets you apart (preferred qualifications)\nDeploying generative or agentic AI in a large enterprise \nExperience with Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, or comparable platforms \nExperience building responsible AI practices into production solutions, including evaluation and monitoring \nCreating reusable AI components or evaluation assets adopted across multiple business areas \nConsulting, forward-deployed, product engineering, or technology strategy background \nAirline, transportation, or other complex operations experience \nFluent use of generative AI tools in your own work, with critical validation of outputs and adherence to responsible AI, privacy, and security policies \n5+ years of relevant work experience \nThe base pay range for this role is $117,610.00 to $153,146.00.\nThe base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.\nYou may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.\nUnited Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. 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