AI/ML Engineer

Job#: 3030196

Job Description:

Role: AI/ML Engineer

Location: Hybrid - 4 days/week onsite in SE MI

Duration: Long-term contract

Job Overview

This role is responsible for developing intelligent programs, AI-powered applications, and advanced algorithms to enable data-driven decision-making and automation. The position leverages modern AI techniques including deep learning, generative AI, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, reinforcement learning, intelligent process automation, and virtual assistants.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into AI-driven solutions, including models, algorithms, and applications that solve complex problems, generate recommendations, detect patterns, and make predictions
• Develop data-driven applications that convert large-scale data into actionable insights through experimentation and advanced analytics
• Design and implement AI solutions across domains such as NLP, generative AI, image/sensor processing, cognitive automation, and intelligent process automation
• Optimize and enhance AI models and technologies to improve accuracy, scalability, and efficiency
• Partner with supply chain and business stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solutions deliver measurable business value
• Lead integration and deployment of AI models (internal and COTS) within cloud environments (primarily Google Cloud Platform)
• Collaborate with Knowledge Graph teams to align AI models with enterprise ontologies and enable advanced graph-based analytics
• Execute AI model inference using graph data to support supplier risk analysis and material movement optimization
• Champion AI-driven SDLC practices using tools such as GitHub Copilot, automated PR agents, and AI-generated documentation
• Design and maintain MLOps pipelines to ensure continuous integration of data and model updates
• Develop reusable integration patterns and data contracts to support scalability across business units

Required Skills

• Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems
• Machine Learning
• Data Science and Advanced Analytics
• Data Modeling
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML, data science, or advanced analytics, delivering production-grade solutions in enterprise environments
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with graph query languages (e.g., Cypher)
• Hands-on experience with MLOps tools and frameworks (e.g., Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, Google Cloud Platform Vertex AI, Kubeflow, MLflow)
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform preferred) and data integration architectures
• Proven ability to design and implement AI-specific SDLC frameworks
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity (e.g., agentic workflows, RAG-based solutions)
• Background in product engineering and requirements translation for AI implementations
• Understanding of knowledge graphs, semantic ontologies, and their application to analytics
• Experience integrating COTS AI solutions into enterprise environments
• Domain knowledge in supply chain operations, including demand planning, logistics, risk, sustainability, and resilience

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred: Master's Degree

Additional Information

• Hybrid role - 4 days onsite
• Focus on building AI-driven decision support tools within supply chain environments
• Opportunity to work across AI model integration, knowledge graphs, and enterprise-scale MLOps frameworks

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