AI Platform Engineer: Production Tools & SDKs

Rockwell Automation, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, <w

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a seasoned Platforms Engineer to build AI-enabled platform services, SDKs, and APIs for FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Logix Designer. You will own design, testing, and production operations with a focus on observability and performance budgets.

You will collaborate with product teams, security, and architecture to apply OT/ICS constraints, evaluate new models, and drive scalable, secure AI features across Rockwell's software portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in a software product development environment.
• Experience with Python, C#, or C++ in production software.
• Hands-on with AI coding tools and LLM APIs in daily work.
• Experience with Azure, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with industrial automation concepts (PLC, OPC UA).
• Strong communication across engineering, product, and architecture teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build platform services, SDKs, and APIs for embedding AI capabilities.
• Build and maintain MCP servers and tool interfaces for controlled access to systems.
• Develop evaluation suites and gates for AI feature quality and safety.
• Own subsystem design from implementation to production operation with observability.
• Collaborate with product teams, architects, and security on OT/ICS constraints.
• Prototype new models and agent patterns; convert successful ideas to platform features.
• Improve the AI-assisted development loop and share learnings across teams.

Skills

Python

C#

C++

LLM APIs

AI coding tools

CI/CD

Azure

Security practices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

CS/Software Eng related degree

Tools

Azure

Containers

OPC UA

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Rockwell Automation is seeking a seasoned Platforms Engineer to build AI-enabled platform services, SDKs, and APIs for FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Logix Designer. You will own design, testing, and production operations with a focus on observability and performance budgets.

You will collaborate with product teams, security, and architecture to apply OT/ICS constraints, evaluate new models, and drive scalable, secure AI features across Rockwell's software portfolio.