Prompt Engineer, BAE Systems

Prompt Engineer, BAE Systems

Company BAE Systems
Job title Prompt Engineer
Job location Sterling, Virginia, United States
Type Full time

Responsibilities:

  • Prompt Engineering:
    • Design, develop, and iterate on prompts for various LLM applications (conversational AI, content generation, summarization, etc.).
    • Experiment with prompt formats, styles, and techniques to optimize LLM performance and output quality.
    • Analyze LLM-generated responses, identify biases or limitations, and implement mitigation strategies.
  • IRAD Research:
    • Identify and propose innovative IRAD projects that leverage LLMs to solve complex problems or explore new capabilities.
    • Conduct research, experiment with cutting-edge techniques, and develop prototypes for potential products or services.
    • Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and other stakeholders to advance the state-of-the-art in LLM applications.
    • Present research findings internally and externally, publish papers and contribute to the AI/ML community.
  • Team Collaboration:
    • Work closely with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and other prompt engineers to integrate prompts and research findings into the broader AI/ML pipeline.
    • Share knowledge and best practices with the team, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a collaborative learning environment.

Requirements & Skills:

  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, or a related field.
  • Strong understanding of NLP fundamentals (language models, text processing, tokenization).
  • Experience with Python programming and relevant NLP libraries (e.g., Hugging Face Transformers).
  • Proven track record of crafting clear, concise, and effective prompts for LLMs.
  • Experience conducting independent research, publishing papers, and presenting at conferences (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and solve complex problems through innovative solutions.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • A passion for AI research and a desire to push the boundaries of LLM capabilities.
  • Experience with reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) techniques.
  • Familiarity with prompt engineering tools and frameworks.
  • Contributions to open-source NLP projects.
  • Strong understanding of research methodologies and experimental design.

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