Lead AI Engineer (mfd) – Photonic Computing & AI Automation
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Job Summary
Your mission
is building photonic processing systems that compute with light delivering a scalable energy-efficient alternative to transistor-based architectures for next-generation AI and HPC applications. As our LeadAI Engineer (m/f/d) you are the operational engine that transforms into an AI-native organization. You will act as a vital force multiplier that systematically leverages artificial intelligence to automate augment and accelerate allinternal processes.
This role is about providing maximum leverage by driving exponential efficiency gains across engineering operations and business functions ensuring that AI is embedded as our core operational backbone enabling the company to scale faster than traditionally possible.
Your Responsibilities
Strategic AI Architecture:Define and execute the company-wide AI automation strategy building and maintaining a cutting-edge internal tool stack (LLMs agents workflows and APIs) tailored to scaling needs.
High-Impact Automation:Identify prioritize and implement pragmatic AI solutions across all departmentsranging from sales ops finance HR and reporting to engineering and code generation.
Workflow Acceleration:Partner closely with technical teams to design and implement AI-driven development workflows including test automation and automated documentation architecture.
Enablement & Evangelism:Act as the internal champion for AI literacy. Educate train and provide playbooks to empower all employees to effectively and safely leverage AI in their daily work.
Governance & Compliance:Establish strict best practices for prompting tooling and safe AI usage ensuring data security privacy and full compliance across the organization.
Impact & ROI Monitoring:Define and track concrete success metrics (e.g. process cycle times engineering velocity AI tool adoption rates) to ensure a strong focus on ROI and operational speed.
Your profile
Professional Experience:You possess 510 years of experience building applying or deploying AI/ML systems or software engineering solutions in a practical product-focused or operations-driven environment.
Technical & Tool Fluency:You have deep hands-on experience with modern AI tools large language models (LLMs) AI agents automation frameworks and API integrations.
Startup Mindset:You have a proven track record of executing fast in rapid resource-constrained or deep-tech environments prioritizing speed over perfection and impact over elegance.
Analytical Leadership:You are highly organized and analytical with a lean process focus capable of translating complex business bottlenecks into agile scalable AI solutions.
Stakeholder Collaboration:You possess exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to align diverse technical teams and cross-functional business stakeholders.
Communication Excellence:Fluency in written and spoken English is required; proficiency in German is a distinct advantage for local stakeholder alignment.
Why us
We hire for attitudeand train for skills.
We encourage self-responsibilityand accelerate professional development.
We move fastand encourage experimentation.
You have the opportunityto be part of developing breakthrough photonic computing technology and have a lasting impact on the future of computing.
You can be part ofa passionate international highly skilled cross-functional team.
You will have accessto the founders of the company.
About us
Who we are and what we do
is a deep-tech scale-up developing photonic processing solutions that compute natively with light and deliver a scalable alternative to transistor-based systems. The analog co-processors are optimised for complex computations and enable energy-efficient performance for next-generation AI and HPC collaboration with the Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart IMS CHIPS operates its own pilot line for photonic chips based on the material system Thin-Film Lithium Niobate TFLN. was founded by Michael Förtsch in 2018 and is headquartered in Stuttgart Germany.Required Experience:
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About Company
Who we are and what we do Q.ANT is a photonic technology scale-up that emerged from TRUMPF’s R&D labs with deep knowledge in light generation, processing and detection. Since its founding as an independent startup in 2018, the company has been advancing and industrializing photonic an ... View more
