AI & Automation Engineer

India; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

India in Auburn, Alabama is looking for an AI & Automation Engineer responsible for creating innovative automation tools and AI-driven solutions to enhance engineering processes. The role involves collaborating with global teams to design and implement scalable workflows that improve efficiency and quality across various engineering departments.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and over 7 years of experience in software development, particularly in automation and AI integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in developing software tools and automation solutions.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software tools, APIs, scripts, and automation workflows.
• Build AI-enabled solutions for requirements analysis and automated test generation.
• Integrate AI solutions with engineering systems and validation platforms.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

C++

AI concepts

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD tools

SQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

Join our engineering organization as an AI & Automation Engineer focused on building scalable, AI-enabled solutions that streamline the Verification & Validation (V&V) lifecycle. This role develops automation tools, software applications, and intelligent workflows that increase efficiency, improve quality, and accelerate delivery across engineering teams. You will partner with global stakeholders to design, deploy, and optimize modern automation and AI-driven capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop software tools, APIs, scripts, and automation workflows supporting Verification & Validation (V&V) engineering activities
• Build and implement AI-enabled solutions including generative AI use cases for requirements analysis, DVP creation, automated test generation, traceability, and validation evidence review
• Integrate automation and AI solutions with engineering systems, dashboards, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and validation platforms
• Develop proof-of-concepts, run pilot programs, gather user feedback, and transition solutions into production environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams to define requirements, validate solutions, and drive adoption of automation tools
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve process consistency, and increase engineering efficiency through automation and AI
• Ensure scalable, maintainable, and well-documented code following software development best practices

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong programming skills in at least one language such as Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or C++.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in this field
• Experience developing software tools, automation scripts, APIs, data pipelines, or workflow automation solutions.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals, including version control, debugging, testing, documentation, and maintainable code design.
• Ability to analyze engineering processes and translate them into structured automation solutions.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Basic familiarity with AI‑enabled tools, generative AI concepts, or AI‑assisted software development, with interest in applying AI to engineering automation use cases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI, machine learning, generative AI, large language models, RAG, vector search, prompt engineering, or AI‑assisted software development.
• Experience developing dashboards, web applications, internal engineering tools, or user‑facing automation platforms.
• Experience with front‑end or full‑stack development using technologies such as React, TypeScript, or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with SQL, relational databases, data modeling, or database‑driven application development.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, data platforms such as Databricks or similar, and CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Experience working with global teams and supporting adoption of new tools, methods, or automation practices.