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Associate AI Red Team Engineer

CMU AI · Pittsburgh, PA

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Red-team real-world AI-enabled platforms supporting national security objectives.
  • Develop new adversary TTPs to better prepare defenders against real threats.
  • Travel to field sites to rehearse TTPs and present findings to partners.

What they offer

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings program with employer contributions
  • Tuition benefits
  • Paid time off and observed holidays
  • Life and accidental death and disability insurance
  • Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
  • Family Concierge Team for childcare needs
  • Fitness center access

Ideal candidate

Offensive-minded hacker eager to break AI-enabled systems beyond prompt tricks, who thrives on continuous learning and field operations. Drawn to national security missions and sharing findings with defenders and partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant technical discipline with 3 years relevant experience
  • Savvy with both Windows and Linux
  • Solid with TCP/IP
  • Experience with penetration testing and/or red teaming
  • Experienced with offensive cyber tradecraft with interest in AI security
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Department of War security clearance
  • Subject to background investigation

Lab profile

About CMU AI

Carnegie Mellon applied AI research spanning robotics, autonomy, and cybersecurity for defense.

What they build

  • Multimodal behavior analysis algorithms
  • Autonomy systems
  • Cybersecurity analytics prototypes

Known for

  • Multimodal machine learning
  • Computer vision and human behavior modeling
  • AI engineering for defense
  • Software engineering and cyber resilience
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