Senior AI Application Developer - Manufacturing

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Portland (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k)

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is seeking a Senior AI Application Developer to design, develop, deploy, and sustain AI-enabled applications across manufacturing sites, blending software engineering with practical manufacturing know-how.

You will work with Databricks, Python-based frameworks, APIs, and AI models, travel up to 30%, and partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, software engineering, data science, engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in software development, application engineering, full-stack development, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience delivering production applications.
• Experience with data-driven or AI-enabled applications preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, or operations environments preferred.
• Ability to work across multiple sites with independent initiative.
• Strong product mindset focused on user adoption and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI-enabled applications and workflows for manufacturing and business ops.
• Develop apps using Databricks Apps and enterprise data platform.
• Build AI agents and AI-assisted workflows to automate analysis and support decisions.
• Integrate REST APIs, model endpoints, data services, large language models into production apps.
• Create reusable components, services, templates to accelerate development across sites.
• Write maintainable, production-quality code with Git, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Monitor and improve reliability, usability, and performance of applications.
• Work with manufacturing sites to understand processes and data sources.
• Translate business problems into well-defined AI requirements.
• Own solutions through full lifecycle with measurable success criteria.
• Validate outputs against live operating conditions.

Skills

Python

Databricks

REST APIs

AI/ML concepts

Git

CI/CD

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

SQL

UI frameworks (React/Angular/Flask/F=)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Git

Job description

Senior AI Application Developer - Manufacturing

• life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)

Travel: Up to 30%

Position Summary

The Senior AI Application Developer is responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and sustaining AI-enabled applications and workflows that improve decision-making and operational performance across two manufacturing divisions. This role is first and foremost an application development position, with a strong emphasis on applied AI, data, and full-stack development. The developer will build production-quality solutions using the PCC data and AI ecosystem, including Databricks, Python-based application frameworks, APIs, AI models, agents, and modern web technologies. Unlike a traditional centralized software development role, this position is expected to develop a strong understanding of the manufacturing environments it supports. The developer will spend time at manufacturing sites working directly with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and other functional teams to understand processes, identify opportunities, validate solutions, and ensure applications work in the real operating environment. Travel of up to 30% is expected, particularly to build familiarity with manufacturing sites, processes, data, users, and business challenges across both divisions. The successful candidate will combine strong software engineering capabilities with curiosity about manufacturing and a practical, continuous-improvement mindset.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

AI Application Development

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI-enabled applications and workflows supporting manufacturing and business operations.
• Develop applications using Databricks Apps and the broader enterprise data platform.
• Build AI agents and AI-assisted workflows that automate analysis, improve access to information, and support operational decision-making.
• Integrate REST APIs, model endpoints, enterprise data services, large language models, and other AI capabilities into production applications.
• Develop reusable application components, services, patterns, and templates that accelerate development across multiple sites and use cases.
• Write maintainable, documented, production-quality code using Git, testing, code review, and CI/CD practices.
• Monitor and improve application reliability, usability, performance, and maintainability.

Manufacturing and Business Partnership

• Work directly with manufacturing sites to understand business processes, operating challenges, data sources, and user requirements.
• Spend time on the shop floor with operators, supervisors, engineers, planners, quality personnel, and site leadership to understand how processes actually operate.
• Translate manufacturing and business problems into well-defined application and AI requirements.
• Identify opportunities where AI, analytics, automation, or improved access to data can materially improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity, or decision-making.
• Validate application outputs against actual operating conditions rather than relying exclusively on system data or stated requirements.
• Participate in pilots, user testing, deployment, training, and adoption of new applications.

Product Ownership and Solution Delivery

• Own solutions through the complete application lifecycle, including discovery, requirements, architecture, development, testing, deployment, adoption, enhancement, and sustainment.
• Work with business stakeholders to define measurable success criteria before development begins.
• Balance rapid prototyping with appropriate production engineering practices based on the scale and criticality of the application.
• Develop intuitive tools that fit naturally into existing business and manufacturing workflows.
• Gather user feedback and translate it into prioritized application enhancements.
• Maintain appropriate application documentation, data definitions, testing, controls, and support processes.

Data and AI

• Work with manufacturing, ERP, supply chain, quality, and operational data to create AI-enabled applications and decision-support tools.
• Collaborate with data engineering, data science, IT, and business teams to access and operationalize required data.
• Integrate enterprise large language model and machine-learning capabilities into applications where they provide measurable value.
• Understand the limitations of AI-generated outputs and design appropriate validation, controls, human review, and escalation into applications.
• Support enterprise AI governance, security, permissions, auditability, and responsible-use requirements.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of experience in software development, application engineering, full-stack development, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying production applications.
• Experience developing data-driven or AI-enabled applications strongly preferred.
• Experience working with manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, engineering, or operational environments preferred.
• Experience working directly with business users to translate operational requirements into software solutions.
• Ability to operate independently across multiple sites while maintaining common development standards.
• Strong product mindset with an emphasis on user adoption, maintainability, and measurable business outcomes.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with frameworks such as Dash, Streamlit, Flask, FastAPI, React, Angular, Gradio, or similar.
• Experience developing applications on Databricks or comparable cloud/data platforms.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational and analytical data.
• Understanding of REST APIs, application architecture, authentication, and system integration.
• Experience with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and modern software-development practices.
• Practical understanding of generative AI, large language models, AI agents, model APIs, retrieval-based applications, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Experience integrating AI or machine-learning capabilities into user-facing applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

Preferred Skills

• Experience developing applications in an aerospace, industrial, or manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with manufacturing systems and data, including ERP, MES, quality systems, planning systems, SPC, equipment, or other operational sources.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing or Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience building applications used directly by manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, or operations teams.
• Familiarity with data engineering, dimensional/data modeling, and enterprise data architectures.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $130,000 to $170,000 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter .

• Employees will receive 120 hours paid time off every year.
• Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays.
• Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

National Security and Export Controls

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

About PCC

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.