Research & Development Engineer

Vector Solutions is a leading, AI-enabled, performance platform powering safe, compliant, and efficient operations for the public, educational, and commercial sectors. We bring training, safety, and workforce operations together to boost readiness, reduce risk, and drive high-performance results for the everyday heroes who count on us.

Vector Solutions is seeking an R&D Engineer to start our Research & Development function. In this individual contributor role, you will work under the direction of senior engineers and leadership to build, test, and refine AI-powered features within Vector's product suite. This is an experienced individual contributor position focused on hands-on execution of assigned technical tasks, not on setting technical direction, architecture, or strategy.

What You'll Do:

• Build, test, and refine prototypes and features that apply AI and machine learning models (including large language models) to Vector's SaaS products, under the direction of senior engineers and R&D leadership.
• Write, debug, and maintain application code that integrates AI/ML APIs and services into existing product workflows.
• Support data preparation, labeling, and pipeline tasks needed to train, fine-tune, or evaluate AI models, following guidance from senior team members.
• Execute experiments designed by senior engineers, document results, and summarize findings for team review.
• Collaborate with QA to test AI-driven features for accuracy, reliability, and performance prior to release.
• Assist in monitoring deployed AI features for performance issues, escalating problems to senior engineers as needed.
• Contribute to internal documentation of AI workflows, model usage guidelines, and known limitations.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback from senior engineers and technical leads.
• Stay current on emerging AI tools and techniques relevant to assigned project work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.