For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
The AI Applications Engineer will design, develop, and deploy scalable AI/ML solutions that accelerate digital transformation across manufacturing operations. This role will focus on translating operational challenges into deployable AI solutions—integrating operations platforms to enable smarter decision-making, automation, and predictive insights. This position plays a critical role in building the “Digital Factory + AI” capability stack.
This position could include up to 25% travel locally.
Major Responsibilities:
AI Solution Development & Deployment
Design, build, test, and deploy machine learning and AI models, including productionizing solutions and maintaining model performance over time.
Manufacturing (Operations) Use Case Delivery
Develop and support AI solutions for shop floor applications such as predictive maintenance, quality inspection, yield optimization, and throughput improvement.
Data Engineering & Platform Integration
Develop data pipelines, integrate with enterprise systems, and ensure scalable, reusable AI and data architecture.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Business Translation
Partner with Operations and IT teams to define use cases, translate business problems into AI solutions, and ensure adoption. Including build vs. buy analysis.
Continuous Improvement, Governance & Documentation
Monitor model performance, ensure data/model governance, document solutions, and drive reusability and standardization across sites/functions.
Minimum Job Requirements:
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or related field
Work Experience
Experience working with structured and unstructured data
Experience building and deploying AI based vision systems
5 years in manufacturing / OT environments, PLC, SCADA, MES exposure
2 years of experience in AI/ML development and deployment
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
Data engineering and ETL pipelines
Model deployment (APIs, microservices, Docker, etc.)
Understanding of industrial systems, manufacturing processes, or IoT data
Strong problem-solving and systems thinking mindset
Ability to bridge technical and business domains
Execution-focused with a bias toward deployment (not just modeling)
Ability to work across operations, engineering, and service functions
Ability to demonstrate clear communication with both technical teams and leadership
Preferred Job Requirements:
Education
Master’s Degree
Work Experience
Experience in discrete manufacturing environments
Experience working in digital factory or Industry 4.0 initiatives
Familiarity with MES, PLM, and ERP integrations (SAP, Tulip, Windchill, etc.)
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Experience with Computer vision (OpenCV, vision models
Time-series analysis (sensor, telemetry data)
Edge AI deployment
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
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