Generative AI & RAG Engineer

We're looking for a Generative AI & RAG Engineer with experience with large scale enterprise data platforms for a government agency located in the Washington DC metro area. This is a remote position; however, staff may be required to report onsite periodically based on client and business requirements. Position is contingent upon contract award.

Overview: Engineers secure, agentic AI pipelines and LLM solutions to search policy, legal, and operational catalogs securely.

Key Responsibilities:
• Architect and fine-tune Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines over multi-thousand-page maritime regulatory documents.
• Deploy autonomous AI agents inside secure guardrails to automate cross-referencing of legal, financial, and logistical catalogs.
• Develop custom prompts, evaluate token efficiencies, and integrate secure APIs with GenAI.mil and platform-level infrastructure.

Required Qualifications:
• 4+ years developing production-grade NLP architectures and embedding models.
• Deep experience with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma) and framework toolkits like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• Clear understanding of LLM security vulnerabilities, prompt injection mitigation, and automated filtering safeguards.

Additional Requirements

Must be able to pass a federal background investigation prior to starting work and maintain eligibility throughout the engagement.

Salary range for this position is $145,000.00 - $180,000.00

Work Authorization: Government customer requires U.S. citizenship to work on the program. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.