AI Innovation Engineer - Digital Manufacturing

ELLWOOD Group; New Castle (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ELLWOOD Group in New Castle, PA is seeking an AI Innovation Engineer to identify, evaluate, and implement technology solutions that align with manufacturing goals. You will lead pilot projects, collaborate with engineering, production, quality, and finance teams, and drive digital transformation while ensuring solutions scale within enterprise IT standards.

You will monitor trends, develop an IT innovation roadmap, support automation and IoT initiatives, and prepare business cases for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, Business, or related field (or equivalent).
• Experience in manufacturing IT and digital transformation preferred.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze emerging technology trends to drive productivity and quality.
• Lead innovation projects from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, quality, and finance to fix inefficiencies.
• Support digital transformation initiatives such as automation, IoT integration.
• Prepare presentations and business cases for leadership.

Skills

IT systems understanding

Data analysis exposure

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

ROI & scalability evaluation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field

Tools

Python

C#/.NET

SQL

Azure

Power Platform

REST APIs

JSON

OCR

Job description

ELLWOOD Group in New Castle, PA is seeking an AI Innovation Engineer to identify, evaluate, and implement technology solutions that align with manufacturing goals. You will lead pilot projects, collaborate with engineering, production, quality, and finance teams, and drive digital transformation while ensuring solutions scale within enterprise IT standards.

You will monitor trends, develop an IT innovation roadmap, support automation and IoT initiatives, and prepare business cases for