Software Engineer, Project, AI Platforms

Rockwell Automation (USA); Mayfield Heights (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Parental leave

Caregiver leave

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer for the Platforms Engineering team to build AI capabilities behind FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Logix Designer.

You will design services, SDKs, and tool interfaces enabling product teams to ship AI features in production. You will own subsystems from design to production, ensuring observability, performance budgets, and secure integration with OT/ICS constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software product development environment.
• Experience building and shipping production software in Python, C#, or C++.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools and LLM APIs in day-to-day work.

Responsibilities

• Design and build platform services, SDKs, and APIs for embedding AI in Rockwell products.
• Build and maintain MCP servers and tool interfaces for agent access to product/build/test systems.
• Develop evaluation suites and regression gates for AI feature quality, safety, latency, and cost.
• Own subsystem design through implementation, test, and production operation, including observability.
• Work with product teams, architects, and security to apply OT/ICS constraints to AI features.
• Prototype and evaluate new models and agent patterns; turn successful ones into platform capabilities.
• Improve the AI-assisted development loop and share learnings across teams.

Skills

Python

C#

C++

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Computer Science / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Azure

Containers

CI/CD

LLM APIs

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life‑saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

You’ll join the Platforms Engineering team that builds the shared AI capabilities behind Rockwell’s software portfolio, including FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Studio 5000 Logix Designer. You’ll build the services, SDKs, and tool interfaces that let product teams ship assistants, content generation, and diagnostics into software that customers run in production. You’ll do it in an AI‑first engineering environment: coding agents running inside a harness we own, evals gating AI‑generated changes, GitHub Copilot Enterprise and Claude in the daily loop, and MCP‑based tooling that lets agents reach real build, test, and telemetry systems under human‑in‑the‑loop review.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build platform services, SDKs, and APIs that product teams use to embed AI capabilities in FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Logix Designer.
• Build and maintain MCP servers and tool interfaces that give agents governed access to product, build, and test systems.
• Develop evaluation suites and regression gates that measure AI feature quality, safety, latency, and cost before release.
• Own subsystem design through implementation, test, and production operation, including observability and performance budgets.
• Work with product teams, architects, and security to apply OT/ICS constraints such as IP protection, binary signing, and data boundaries to every AI feature.
• Prototype and evaluate new models and agent patterns, and turn the ones that work into supported platform capabilities.
• Improve the team's own AI‑assisted development loop and share what works across engineering teams.

The Essentials – You Will Have

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience

The Preferred – You might also have

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in software product development environment.
• Experience building and shipping production software in Python, C#, or C++
• Experience designing services or APIs that other engineering teams build on
• Hands‑on experience using AI coding tools and LLM APIs in your day‑to‑day work
• Experience with Azure, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience building and evaluating LLM applications: tool calling, retrieval, agent frameworks, MCP, and offline eval design for non‑deterministic behavior
• Familiarity with industrial automation concepts such as PLC programming, OPC UA, or engineering design tools
• Experience applying secure development practices to features that embed LLMs and agents
• Clear written and verbal communication across engineering, product, and architecture teams

What We Offer

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is $139680 - 176,600 USD Annual with an annual target bonus of 8% of base salary. Our benefits for the US can be found here. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.