Software Engineer, Project, AI Platforms
Rockwell Automation23 hours ago
Mayfield Heights, OH, USA or Sacramento, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$140k - $177k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build platform services, SDKs, and APIs that embed AI capabilities into Rockwell software products.
- Build and maintain MCP servers and governed tool interfaces for product, build, and test systems.
- Develop evaluation suites and regression gates for AI feature quality, safety, latency, and cost.
- Own subsystem design through implementation, testing, production operation, observability, and performance management.
- Apply OT/ICS constraints such as IP protection, binary signing, and data boundaries to AI features.
- Prototype and evaluate models and agent patterns, turning successful approaches into supported platform capabilities.
- Improve AI-assisted development workflows and share effective practices across engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in a software product development environment.
- Production software development experience in Python, C#, or C++.
- Experience designing services or APIs used by other engineering teams.
- Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and LLM APIs.
- Experience with Azure, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience building and evaluating LLM applications, including tool calling, retrieval, agent frameworks, MCP, and offline evaluation for nondeterministic behavior.
- Familiarity with industrial automation concepts such as PLC programming, OPC UA, or engineering design tools.
- Experience applying secure development practices to LLM- and agent-enabled features.
- Clear written and verbal communication across engineering, product, and architecture teams.
Benefits
- Health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401k retirement plan.
- Paid time off.
- Parental and caregiver leave.
- Flexible work schedule coordinated with the manager.
- The role is part of a job family, with position level and compensation determined by experience.
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About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation builds industrial control hardware and factory software for manufacturers, and sells services and systems to design, operate, and maintain automated plants. Its Allen-Bradley controllers, drives, and safety products pair with FactoryTalk software and MES to support discrete and process industries. Founded in 1903 and headquartered in Milwaukee, it is a public company on the NYSE (ROK) with global sales, partners, and OEM customers.