Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.; Raceland (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. seeks a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to operationalize ML/AI solutions across enterprise workflows, bridging data science, software engineering, and infrastructure.

The role focuses on deploying, monitoring, and maintaining production-ready AI assets that enable forecasting, automation, and optimization in manufacturing environments. The candidate will design scalable pipelines, feature stores, and model-serving infra, collaborate with data scientists, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 6–10 years in ML or software engineering.
• Strong Python and ML deployment experience.
• Experience with cloud ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, integrate, and maintain ML/AI solutions within enterprise workflows and production environments.
• Design and develop scalable ML pipelines, feature stores, APIs, and model-serving infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to productionize models and improve deployment readiness.
• Monitor model performance, drift, and reliability across production environments.
• Implement processes for model retraining, versioning, governance, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with Data Engineering to support feature engineering and data pipeline integration.
• Ensure ML solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Support AI applications across forecasting, operational optimization, bidding, scheduling, maintenance, and automation use cases.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to model deployment and operational performance.
• Contribute to ML engineering standards, best practices, and platform improvements.
• Document architecture, deployment processes, and operational support procedures.

Skills

Azure ML

Databricks

ML Ops

Docker

Kubernetes

Generative AI

ERP integration

Observability

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Python

Job description

Job Title: Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Location

Mulitple Locations

Position Overview

The Senior ML Engineer is responsible for operationalizing machine learning and AI solutions into scalable, reliable, and production-ready enterprise systems. This role bridges data science, software engineering, and infrastructure disciplines to deploy, monitor, optimize, and support AI solutions that drive operational and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, integrate, and maintain machine learning and AI solutions within enterprise workflows and operational systems
• Design and develop scalable ML pipelines, feature stores, APIs, and model-serving infrastructure
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to productionize models and improve deployment readiness
• Monitor model performance, drift, availability, and reliability across production environments
• Implement processes for model retraining, versioning, governance, and lifecycle management
• Partner with Data Engineering teams to support feature engineering and data pipeline integration
• Ensure ML solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Support AI applications across forecasting, operational optimization, bidding, scheduling, maintenance, and automation use cases
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to model deployment and operational performance
• Contribute to ML engineering standards, best practices, and platform improvements
• Document architecture, deployment processes, and operational support procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field
• 6–10 years in ML or software engineering
• Strong Python and ML deployment experience
• Experience with cloud ML systems

Skills

• Experience with Azure ML, Databricks, ML Ops, or similar cloud AI platforms
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, operational, or engineering environments
• Familiarity with large language models, Generative AI, and intelligent automation
• Experience supporting enterprise AI applications integrated with ERP or operational systems
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and model governance practices
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code practices

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.