Director, AI Deployment & Field Engineering

Bausch + Lomb; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Bausch + Lomb is seeking a Head of Forward Deployed Engineer to translate AI pilots into production across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, procurement and engineering. You will lead hands-on development and a small FDE team as a player-coach, setting standards and ensuring adoption by business users.

You will work with AI Delivery, Data, and IT to deliver production-ready AI solutions, drive adoption, and measure business outcomes across plant and enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field.
• 10+ years in software engineering, solution implementation, digital transformation, with track record of shipping production code.
• Proficiency in Python and modern API/integration development on cloud platforms (Azure or Google Cloud).
• Hands-on experience with generative AI, agents, ML, and workflow automation in production.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and deploy AI-enabled solutions (generative AI, agents, ML, workflow automation) that run reliably.
• Integrate with enterprise systems such as SAP and plant, quality, and supply chain platforms via APIs and data pipelines.
• Own the path from prototype to production: testing, acceptance, security/compliance review, release, monitoring, and post-deployment support.
• Validate and document practices appropriate to a regulated environment.
• Collaborate with plant leaders, planners, buyers, and quality teams to understand how work is done.
• Lead and mentor FDEs, set code/deployment standards, and build reusable assets.
• Partner with AI Delivery, Data, and IT on architecture, data access, security, and platform standards.

Skills

Python

API integration

Cloud platforms

Generative AI

Production deployment

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Bausch + Lomb is seeking a Head of Forward Deployed Engineer to translate AI pilots into production across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, procurement and engineering. You will lead hands-on development and a small FDE team as a player-coach, setting standards and ensuring adoption by business users.

You will work with AI Delivery, Data, and IT to deliver production-ready AI solutions, drive adoption, and measure business outcomes across plant and enterprise environments.