Senior AI Architect: Enterprise Manufacturing Solutions

J.B. Poindexter & Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. seeks a Senior AI Architect to design and implement enterprise AI solutions that improve business processes, reduce manual work, and strengthen decision-making.

The role blends architecture leadership with hands-on development, building prototypes, writing code, and guiding implementations across manufacturing, supply chain, operations, sales, and customer-facing processes, reporting to the CIO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, information systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years designing and delivering AI/ML or related enterprise tech solutions.
• Hands-on experience developing prototypes and production AI solutions using Python and SQL.
• Experience with generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, predictive analytics, and AI assistants or multi-agent systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Knowledge of enterprise data platforms like Databricks or Microsoft Fabric.
• Understanding of data privacy, cybersecurity, model risk, and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable AI architectures aligned with enterprise strategy and standards.
• Build prototypes and move pilots into secure, scalable production solutions.
• Develop AI solutions for manufacturing, supply chain, operations, sales, and customer-facing processes.
• Write and review code for AI solutions and data-processing components.
• Collaborate with IT, vendors, and business owners to ensure governance and platform alignment.

Skills

AI Architecture

Prototyping

Production Code

Stakeholder Collaboration

Cloud Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/DS/IS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

APIs

Job description

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. seeks a Senior AI Architect to design and implement enterprise AI solutions that improve business processes, reduce manual work, and strengthen decision-making.

The role blends architecture leadership with hands-on development, building prototypes, writing code, and guiding implementations across manufacturing, supply chain, operations, sales, and customer-facing processes, reporting to the CIO.