Kirsten McCormick is a Systems Engineer and Artificial Intelligence Lead at General Dynamics Mission Systems UK, leading research of AI based solutions across multiple applications, including within the Air and Ground domain. Aside from her technical role in developing AI, she also leads on research in the wider implications and implementation of AI, such as ethics and safety, and has presented at a number of international and UK MOD lectures and conferences on these topics. She sits on the IET AI Technical Network committee, which is a worldwide technical network aiming to support the growth of AI, by promoting and challenging conventional approaches in businesses and society. She was also named a Finalist in the 2022 Top 50 Women in Engineering: Inventors and Innovators for the development of a prototype AI-based weapon management aid.

Kirsten is also an active STEM Ambassador, inspiring the next generation into the world of technology, and promotes inclusion and diversity in the workplace through her position on the Women In Defence group at General Dynamics UK.