AI Engineer

Textron GSE; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Specialized Vehicles is seeking an AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and intelligent agents for enterprise and product initiatives. You will integrate AI systems with data sources, APIs, and cloud services to create practical business solutions.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 5+ years in software or AI engineering, with strong Python expertise and experience with Azure AI services, LLMs, and agent orchestration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI, ML, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and delivering AI-enabled applications in enterprise or product environments.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language; Python strongly preferred; experience with C#, JavaScript/TypeScript is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, evaluate, and deploy AI-powered applications and agent workflows.
• Build reliable integrations between AI systems, data sources, APIs, and cloud services.
• Configure, test, and assess AI models and orchestration patterns for business value.
• Create rapid prototypes and demo-ready AI-enabled solutions.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Git/GitHub/Azure DevOps

Azure AI Services

LLMs/RAG

Conversations/Multimodal AI

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Git

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

AI Engineer(

Job Number 344366)

Description Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, professional turf-care equipment, and ground support equipment. Textron Specialized Vehicles markets products under several different brands. Its vehicles are found in environments ranging from golf courses to factories, airports to planned communities, and theme parks to hunting preserves.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, evaluate, and deploy AI-powered applications, intelligent agents, and agent workflows that support PACE Advanced Concepts innovation initiatives.
• Build reliable integrations between AI systems, enterprise data sources, APIs, cloud services, and third-party platforms to enable practical business and product use cases.
• Configure, test, and assess AI models, agents, orchestration patterns, and Microsoft Foundry capabilities to determine fit, reliability, effectiveness, and business value.
• Create rapid prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and demo-ready solutions that translate early ideas into working AI-enabled applications or product experiences.
• Develop reusable frameworks, components, documentation, and repository structures that allow successful prototypes to be understood, maintained, and matured over time.
• Support emerging product concepts such as Virtual Caddie, golf strategy tools, conversational experiences, speech-enabled workflows, and future AI-powered golf technology capabilities.
• Apply software engineering discipline to maintain code quality, source control, cloud development environments, technical documentation, testing practices, and scalable solution patterns.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineers, product teams, leadership, and technology partners to define requirements, communicate tradeoffs, and iterate quickly based on feedback.
• Monitor emerging AI technologies, models, platforms, and multimodal capabilities, and recommend practical opportunities to advance PACE Advanced Concepts objectives.

Qualifications Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field required.
• Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, machine learning engineering, cloud application development, or related technical work. Experience independently designing, developing, deploying, and supporting AI-enabled applications in enterprise or product development environments preferred.
• Software Knowledge: Proficiency in at least one modern programming language required. Experience developing software applications, integrating REST APIs, utilizing source control and collaboration platforms such as Git, GitHub, or Azure DevOps, and deploying applications within cloud-based environments required. Experience designing, testing, debugging, and maintaining production-quality software solutions required. Experience with Python is strongly preferred. Experience developing applications using technologies such as C#, JavaScript, and TypeScript preferred. Experience with Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, large language models (LLMs), retrieval augmented generation (RAG), intelligent agents, workflow orchestration, and conversational or multimodal AI technologies preferred.
• Additional Requirements: Strong software engineering and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate ambiguous business or product concepts into practical technical solutions. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience working within security-conscious and governed environments, including disciplined testing, deployment, documentation, and maintenance practices. Ability to balance rapid innovation and prototyping with solution scalability, maintainability, and long-term support requirements. Interest in golf technology, player experience, course operations, connected products, or emerging technology innovation is preferred.

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recruiting Company: Textron Specialized Vehicles

Primary Location

: US-Georgia-Augusta

Job Field

: Information Technology

Schedule

: Full-time

Job Level

: Individual Contributor

Shift

: First Shift