AI Engineer & Integrator
SMX is seeking an AI Engineer and Integrator to support government client at Camp Smith. The AI Integrator serves as the client-facing AI integration lead and secondary AI Engineer. This role sits close to the client and is responsible for ensuring that AI tools, processes, applications, and systems are accurate, adopted, operationally useful, and aligned with client needs.
The AI Integrator leads the Knowledge Systems Integrator team’s development efforts for new tools, processes, and applications. This role works directly with the client to identify where AI can improve operational planning, dynamic data analysis, business processes, and decision-making workflows.
This position should also be classified as an AI Engineer because it requires technical AI understanding, tool development leadership, AI workflow design, and the ability to work with the primary AI Engineer on AI-enabled systems. The difference is that the AI Integrator is more client-facing and adoption-focused, while the AI Engineer is more technically focused on system development.
This position requires a current DoD Top Secret SCI security clearance which requires US citizenship for work on DoD contracts.
This position is full-time onsite in Aiea, Hawaii.
Application Deadline: July 20, 2026
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The AI Integrator leads the client-facing integration of AI tools, systems, processes, and applications into operational and business workflows.
- Serve as the client-facing lead for AI integration, adoption, and workflow alignment.
- Lead the Knowledge Systems Integrator team’s development of new tools, processes, workflows, and applications.
- Work with the AI Engineer to design and refine AI-integrated systems.
- Ensure AI tools are accurate, useful, trusted, and aligned to client requirements.
- Translate client operational needs into AI use cases, tool requirements, workflow designs, and adoption plans.
- Integrate AI capabilities into military joint planning processes.
- Support AI integration into dynamic environments that include large data streams, operational information, and changing mission variables.
- Identify business processes that can be improved through AI, automation, and decision-support tools.
- Develop user-facing AI workflows, prompt guides, playbooks, and SOPs.
- Define human-in-the-loop review points, approval chains, validation steps, and escalation processes.
- Lead user adoption, training, feedback collection, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with the Knowledge Systems Integrator to ensure knowledge repositories and collaboration environments support AI workflows.
- Coordinate with the AI Engineer to ensure AI capabilities are technically sound and operationally relevant.
- Measure whether AI-enabled tools improve workflow performance, decision speed, knowledge reuse, and operational outcomes.
Knowledge Areas
The AI Integrator should be familiar with or able to support:
- Military joint planning
- Operational workflows
- AI-enabled decision support
- Maven Smart System
- Knowledge Management systems
- Dynamic data environments
- Business process automation
- AI adoption and training
- Tool development leadership
- Human-machine teaming
- AI governance and review processes
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, AI, Data Science, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Military Studies, Intelligence Studies, Operations Research, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- 6–10 years of relevant experience; additional experience may substitute for degree.
- Military operational planning experience strongly preferred.
- Experience leading AI integration, tool development, process improvement, or mission technology efforts.
- Strong understanding of the Military Joint Planning Process and operational decision-making.
- Experience integrating AI into joint planning, dynamic data environments, big data streams, and business processes.
- Experience with Maven Smart System, AI agents, RAG, prompt workflows, human-in-the-loop review, and AI-enabled decision support.
- Ability to lead the KSI team’s development of new tools, processes, applications, and AI workflows.
- Ability to serve as the client-facing lead for AI adoption, validation, training, and workflow integration.
- Must meet applicable DoD 8140 / DCWF requirements.
- IAM Level II or IAT Level II equivalent certification preferred; IAM Level III, IAT Level III, or IASAE-equivalent preferred for senior lead roles.
- AWS certifications preferred: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect – Associate, Machine Learning Engineer – Associate, Machine Learning – Specialty, Security – Specialty, Developer – Associate, or Solutions Architect – Professional.
- Technical fluency in Python, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, APIs, cloud AI tools, databases, dashboards, automation, and low-code/no-code platforms.
- Leadership experience managing technical teams, development priorities, client working groups, AI adoption, and stakeholder communication required.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience with Maven Smart System or Palantir-related platforms.
- Experience as an AI Engineer, AI Integrator, or technical product lead.
- Experience supporting military staffs, planning teams, operations centers, or intelligence workflows.
- Experience integrating AI into joint planning or operational decision cycles.
- Experience leading low-code/no-code tool development.
- Experience with cloud AI services, data platforms, or automation tools.
- Experience developing AI adoption plans, prompt playbooks, and AI SOPs.
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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
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Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
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