Remote AI/ML Engineer: Construction Tech & Vision

Talanto; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilti Group is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to architect and deploy cutting-edge ML models on a data lake, turning raw site captures into actionable intelligence. You will build AI-driven solutions for real-time jobsite insights, collaborating with an agile team in a cloud environment for rapid prototyping, deployment, and monitoring.

You will own components from design to production, working with CV, deep learning, and spatial AI techniques to scale platform capabilities and maintain a leadership

Qualifications

• Ideally an MSc or Ph.D. in a related technical discipline.
• Proven technical expertise demonstrated through a portfolio of projects building and deploying AI/ML solutions.
• Strong background in Computer Vision (CV), Core Deep Learning, and Neural Architectures.
• Experience with modern AI/ML development, including CV & Perception, Multimodal Systems, and Spatial Intelligence.
• Proficiency in modern deep learning frameworks and production-grade programming.
• Experience optimizing models for performance and efficiency, especially in resource-constrained environments.
• Understanding deployment pipelines and model optimization for diverse hardware targets.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency in machine learning frameworks and apply them to develop robust AI solutions.
• Use and adapt existing VLMs, LLMs, generative AI, RAG architectures, and agents to solve complex construction site challenges.
• Lead data curation and conduct rigorous data quality assessments to prepare datasets for continuous, automated model updates and improvements.
• Collaborate within an agile, multifaceted team to deploy solutions in a cloud environment, enabling fast prototyping and iteration.
• Take proactive ownership of your assigned components, from conception through production deployment and monitoring.

Skills

MSc/PhD in related field

Computer Vision

Deep Learning

Multimodal Systems

Spatial Intelligence

Python/ML frameworks

Education

MSc or PhD in related technical discipline

Tools

VLMs/LLMs

RAG architectures

Agents

Cloud deployment

Job description

Hilti Group is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to architect and deploy cutting-edge ML models on a data lake, turning raw site captures into actionable intelligence. You will build AI-driven solutions for real-time jobsite insights, collaborating with an agile team in a cloud environment for rapid prototyping, deployment, and monitoring.

You will own components from design to production, working with CV, deep learning, and spatial AI techniques to scale platform capabilities and maintain a leadership