Junior AI & Automation Engineer — Onsite Grand Rapids

K-Group-Companies; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

K Group Companies in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Junior AI & Automation Engineer to design, build, and iterate automation workflows and AI-assisted integrations across client projects and internal tooling.

The role focuses on connecting systems that weren’t designed to talk to each other, turning ambiguous problems into practical, reliable solutions while collaborating with the AI Enablement Team and leadership to deliver measurable value.

Qualifications

• Experience building automation workflows with APIs, webhooks, and JSON.
• Able to read and translate business requirements into working systems.
• Comfortable in Linux environments and reading docs to solve problems.
• Clear communicator with ability to explain technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automation workflows using n8n, APIs, and webhooks.
• Develop AI-assisted pipelines including document processing and data transformation.
• Connect disparate systems (CRMs, ERPs, ticketing) to enable interoperability.
• Build internal tools and reusable components to improve efficiency.
• Support client engagements and contribute to delivery frameworks and templates.

Skills

APIs

Webhooks

JSON

Linux

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

n8n

Make

Zapier

Docker

Python

JavaScript

Job description

K Group Companies in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Junior AI & Automation Engineer to design, build, and iterate automation workflows and AI-assisted integrations across client projects and internal tooling.

The role focuses on connecting systems that weren’t designed to talk to each other, turning ambiguous problems into practical, reliable solutions while collaborating with the AI Enablement Team and leadership to deliver measurable value.