Vertex Inc

Agentic AI Engineer (T02)

Vertex Inc$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
  • 2-4 years of engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware
  • Hands-on experience with agentic AI and autonomous decision-making systems
  • Strong proficiency in machine learning techniques and AI frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Ability to design and evaluate autonomous behaviors and workflows
  • Effective communication skills for team collaboration and stakeholder engagement

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and integration of agentic AI systems
  • Collaborate across the system development lifecycle from concept to integration
  • Translate mission requirements into practical AI solutions
  • Participate in model development and implementation of AI workflows
  • Develop scalable AI pipelines and simulation tools
  • Solve emerging technical challenges in AI-driven missions
  • Support and mentor junior team members

Benefits

  • Healthcare coverage
  • Retirement plan
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off, including holidays
  • Learning and development resources
  • Employee assistance resources
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

V2X is seeking a skilled Agentic AI Engineer (T02) to join our Software Department in Indianapolis, Indiana. The ideal candidate is passionate about modern AI-driven development practices and engineering techniques that accelerate capability delivery, improve mission effectiveness, and enhance overall team productivity.

Candidates should have experience contributing to the design, development, and integration of agentic AI systems, including autonomous decision-support tools, intelligent mission planning components, adaptive control mechanisms, multi-sensor fusion capabilities, or AI-enabled situational awareness technologies. We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving emerging technical challenges and are motivated by supporting our DoD customers and international partners.

The Agentic AI Engineer collaborates across the system development lifecycle - from concept exploration and requirements refinement to model development, agentic workflow implementation, simulation, test, and integration. The role requires strong communication skills, effective teamwork, and the ability to translate mission needs into practical AI capabilities under the guidance of senior technical leaders.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field

Required Skills:
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
• Typically 2-4 years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing agentic AI components or autonomous decision-making capabilities
• Strong proficiency in modern machine learning techniques, including model development, evaluation, and optimization
• Experience building reasoning, planning, or multi-step workflow automation using AI agents
• Ability to design and evaluate autonomous behaviors, control logic, and adaptive responses under guidance from senior engineers
• Skilled in developing scalable AI pipelines, simulation tools, or experimentation environments
• Solid understanding of safety, reliability, and assurance considerations for AI-driven systems
• Proficiency with Python and common AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, LangChain-style orchestration)
• Ability to translate mission objectives and constraints into technical requirements and actionable development tasks
• Experience with data engineering practices such as preprocessing, feature extraction, and sensor/mission data handling
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and ability to drive technical tasks to completion
• Effective communication skills for describing AI system behavior, trade-offs, and design choices to teammates and stakeholders
• Familiarity with distributed systems, cloud technologies, or edge compute environments for AI model deployment
• Ability to provide informal mentorship, support junior contributors, and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team

Desired Skills:
• Experience developing multi-agent systems or coordinating agentic workflows
• Background in autonomous systems, robotics, or intelligent control
• Familiarity with reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, or neuro-symbolic methods
• Knowledge of mission data pipelines, sensor fusion, or real-time decision-support systems
• Experience with high-assurance or safety-critical AI development approaches
• Proficiency in designing AI evaluation frameworks, synthetic data generation, or simulation-based testing
• Understanding of human-machine teaming concepts or explainable AI practices
• Experience deploying AI models on edge compute platforms or constrained environments
• Familiarity with model governance, ML Ops, or lifecycle management tooling
• Experience supporting DoD, aerospace, or defense-oriented mission solutions
• Ability to contribute to architecture discussions, technology assessments, and long-term AI capability planning

Benefits include the following:
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Retirement plan
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off, including holidays
  • Learning and Development resources
  • Employee assistance resources

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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About Vertex Inc

Vertex Inc is a leading provider of tax technology and services, enabling companies of all sizes to realize the full strategic potential of the tax function by automating and integrating tax processes, while leveraging advanced and predictive analytics of tax data. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions that can be tailored to specific industries for every major line of tax, including income, sales and consumer use, value added and payroll. Vertex also offers solutions for tax data management, compliance and reporting, tax research, and planning and analysis. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Vertex Inc
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$78.9 million
Founded
1978
Revenue
$374.6 million
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