AI Systems Engineer

About this role

Are you the kind of engineer who wants to see your work deployed, trusted, and used in real customer environments—not left in notebooks or demos? Do you enjoy designing the systems behind AI agents, RAG applications, and data pipelines that run in real environments with data, security, and reliability constraints? If you’re energized by architecture, data engineering, and modern AI delivery, this role is for you.

About Us

FTE Factory Advisors helps manufacturing and operational organizations unlock higher performance — boosting revenue, reducing costs, and driving compliance through people-first strategies. Our clients are decision-makers at the top of their industries, and they trust us to deliver lasting impact.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking an AI Systems Engineer to design and build the technical foundation behind our AI-enabled solutions on customer sites. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, data engineering, and AI architecture. You’ll be responsible for turning business objectives into AI solutions that operate in production environments.

You’ll serve as the technical counterpart to FTE’s manufacturing and operations experts—bringing structure, rigor, and execution discipline to AI-enabled solutions in real customer environments. You’ll own core architecture decisions, lead hands-on implementation, and develop reusable patterns as our AI delivery scales across clients and use cases.

### Requirements

What You Will Do

• Serve as the technical lead for on-site AI delivery, owning solutions from concept through production deployment, ensuring they are trusted by stakeholders and designed for reuse across future engagements

• Work on-site with manufacturing leaders, engineers, and operators to observe processes, and translate ambiguous business requirements into clear technical designs

• Own the design and implementation of AI agents and workflows that solve real business problems and provide measurable impact

• Establ...