AI Integration/Application Specialist

About the role

We are seeking an AI Integration/Application Specialist to join our pioneering team in Chicago, Illinois. This role involves guiding the evolution of Differentiating Systems from concept to scalable deployment, ensuring readiness across technical, commercial, and operational dimensions.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI components (LLMs, Predictive Analytic Models...) into overarching customer workflows and validate their outputs in real operational environments.
• Support safe, compliant deployment within industrial settings, ensuring seamless interaction between AI-driven processes and automation systems.
• Ensure the data flow and modeling are fit for the AI and GenAI needs.
• Embed with customer teams and partners during pilot and rollout phases, adapting AI solutions to real-world constraints and providing rapid feedback to product development.
• Bridge the gap between innovative R&D and successful field deployment, enabling reliable adoption of new systems and fostering a culture of learning and improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in developing, integrating, and validating AI/ML/GenAI models within industrial or automation environments.
• 10+ years of experience in relevant programming languages (e.g., Python, R, Java) and AI frameworks.
• 10+ years of experience with integrating and validating AI components in systems in the industrial context.
• 10+ years of experience working in cross-functional, customer-facing teams and adapting solutions to evolving requirements.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% to be with customer teams during critical deployment phases.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with forward deployment engineering: embedding customer teams, rapid prototyping, field validation, and iterative improvement of AI applications.
• Familiarity with Siemens AI solutions (Senseye, AI on Industrial Edge).
• Familiarity with industrial automation systems, OT/IT integration, and cloud-based deployment of AI models.
• Knowledge of compliance, safety, and regulatory requirements for AI in industrial environments.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge the gap between core engineering and field deployment, enabling scalable, reliable adoption of new systems.
• Experience sharing learnings and feedback from deployments with product teams to drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees.
• The pay range for this position is $221,376 - $300,000 annually with a target incentive of 15% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.