About the role

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 ExperienceExperience 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 DegreeWork ExperienceExperience 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

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Lead

Location

Waukesha, WI

Occupation

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Industry

Computer Systems Design Services

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