Role OverviewPeraton Labs is seeking an AI/ML Decision Intelligence Lead to support the BNATCS CTO organization in developing advanced analytics, AI-enabled decision support, and agentic AI capabilities for one of the nation’s most significant aviation modernization efforts.
What You Will Do
Design, develop, and guide advanced analytics and AI capabilities that turn complex data into actionable insight. Lead the design, development, and application of AI/ML, advanced analytics, and decision intelligence capabilities supporting BNATCS CTO priorities.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Ideal candidate is a technical leader who can bridge artificial intelligence, machine learning, operations research, statistical modeling, systems thinking, and mission-focused execution.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience with a BS/BA, 10+ years with a MS/MA, or 6+ years with a PhD in AI/ML, data science, computer science, artificial intelligence, aerospace, systems engineering, or a related technical field
- Demonstrated experience developing or leading advanced analytics, AI/ML, predictive modeling, simulation, optimization, or decision-support capabilities in complex technical environments
- Strong ability to transform large, complex, or ambiguous datasets into decision-ready insights for senior technical, operational, programmatic, or government stakeholders
- Experience framing complex analytical problems, selecting appropriate methods, developing evaluation approaches, and communicating assumptions, limitations, confidence, and decision implications
- Experience with multi-source data integration, data fusion, data quality, assessment, temporal alignment, entity resolution, or analytical preparation of heterogenous datasets
- Experience applying machine learning or modern AI methods to real-world problems, with the judgment to balance model performance, interpretability, reliability, governance, and operational usefulness
- Experience supporting mission-critical, safety-conscious, highly regulated, government, aviation, defense, transportation, infrastructure, or large-scale systems environments
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical contributors, mentor analytical staff, review technical work, and guide multidisciplinary execution across AI/ML, analytics, data, and engineering teams
- Familiarity with agentic AI, intelligent workflow automation, human-machine teaming, decision intelligence, or AI-enabled operational support systems
- Experience with transformer-based models, natural language processing, retrieval augmented generation, knowledge graphs, GraphRAG, or semantic data integration
- Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to brief senior leaders on complex analytical, technical, and strategic topics
- Ability to work effectively with government stakeholders, technical teams, program leaders, and cross-functional partners in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain an FAA Public Trust
Benefits
- Target Salary Range: $146,000 - $234,000
- Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus
- Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law
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