AI Engineer Jobs in Virginia.

Virginia pairs the technology and government economy of Northern Virginia — one of the world's biggest data-center and defense hubs — with healthcare, education, and shipbuilding across the state. Browse jobs in Virginia from companies hiring across every industry.

AI engineers build applications and systems on top of modern machine learning and language models. Find AI engineer roles from companies hiring worldwide.

Total jobs
311
positions indexed
New today
6
last 24 hours
Companies
81
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many AI Engineer jobs in Virginia are there right now?

There are 311 open AI Engineer jobs in Virginia on JobsRadar right now, from 81 companies hiring directly. 160 of them disclose pay, with a median of $162,000 a year and most offers between $135,975 and $189,081. 6 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 28, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

AI Engineer salary range in Virginia

$136k 25th
$162k Median
$189.1k 75th
$111k
$220k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $56.2k – $416.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 160 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 27, 2026 from live listings
See full salary breakdown
Mindrift
Freelance Mechanical CAD&Simulation Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early United States · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
ON.energy
Principal Electrical Engineer – MV AI UPS Data Centers & Storage
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Alpharetta, Georgia, United St... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Red Cell Partners
Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security
Red Cell Partners
⚡ Apply early Remote (USA), Washington D.C.... · location restricted $180,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
DEFCON AI
ML Engineer, Retrieval & Grounded Generation
DEFCON AI
⚡ Apply early Remote, USA · location restricted $165,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
Databricks
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Maryland; Virginia; Washington... Onsite $182,000–$250,208
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Verisign
Site Reliability Engineer - AI Platform
Verisign
⚡ Apply early Reston,Virginia,United States Hybrid $89,900–$121,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Mindrift
CFD Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early United States · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CenterWell
Lead AI Automation Engineer
CenterWell
⚡ Apply early Louisville, KY Onsite $129,300–$177,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Capital One
AI Engineer 4 (MLX, Agentic AI, Gen AI workflows, GraphRAG)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mindrift
Freelance Mechanical CFD Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early United States · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Capital One
Machine Learning Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Toppan Merrill
Senior AI Engineer, Platform Integration
Toppan Merrill
⚡ Apply early Work From Home, USA-MN Onsite $135,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Capital One
Director AI Engineer
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mindrift
CAD Engineer - AI Trainer
Mindrift
⚡ Apply early United States · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Capital One
Machine Learning Engineer 4
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite $215,200–$245,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Accenture Federal Services
Cleared AI Engineer - SME
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Chantilly, VA Onsite $109,500–$224,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
MetroStar
Sr. AI/ML Engineer II (6883)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - Local to D.C. metro a... Hybrid $200,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Accenture Federal Services
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Arlington, VA; Washington, DC Onsite $70,500–$203,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
ID.me
Software Engineer – Developer Experience & AI Platform
ID.me
⚡ Apply early McLean, Virginia Onsite $120,000–$159,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
PA
AI/ML Engineer - TS/SCI
Parsons
⚡ Apply early US - VA, Arlington Onsite $103,500–$181,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Capital One
AI Engineer 4 (Gen AI Platform Services: Agentic AI)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Booz Allen Hamilton
Vectra AI Integration Engineer, Mid
Booz Allen Hamilton
⚡ Apply early Reston, VA Onsite $69,400–$158,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Booz Allen Hamilton
AI and ML Software Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton
⚡ Apply early Chantilly, VA Onsite $86,800–$198,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Accenture Federal Services
AI Tool Support Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Arlington, VA Onsite $64,000–$124,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Agile Defense
AI/ML Data Engineer
Agile Defense
⚡ Apply early Arlington, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

Frequently asked questions

How many AI Engineer jobs in Virginia are open right now?
311 AI Engineer jobs in Virginia are open across 81 companies, as of October 28, 2026.
What do AI Engineer jobs in Virginia pay?
Across the 160 AI Engineer jobs in Virginia that disclose pay, the median is $162,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $135,975 and $189,081.
Which companies are hiring AI Engineer jobs in Virginia?
Mindrift, ON.energy, Red Cell Partners, DEFCON AI and Databricks are among the 81 companies currently hiring AI Engineer jobs in Virginia.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 28, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

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