Applied AI Engineer – Engineering Intelligence
Job Summary
As an AI Engineer specialising in engineering simulation intelligence you will design and deploy intelligent agent-based systems that integrate with CAE environments. You will work at the intersection of AI simulation engineering and data platforms to automate workflows improve decision accuracy and unlock insights from large-scale simulation data.
This is a highly cross-functional role involving collaboration with simulation engineers software teams and data scientists.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Agentic AI System Development
- Design and deploy multi-agent AI systems to orchestrate simulation workflows end-to-end
- Build LLM-powered agents with capabilities such as planning memory and tool usage
- Develop scalable agent orchestration pipelines using frameworks like LangGraph AutoGen CrewAI or similar
Integration & Engineering Systems
- Integrate AI agents with simulation tools (e.g. meshing solvers data systems)
- Connect with external APIs databases and internal engineering platforms
- Build production-ready AI systems for real-world engineering environments
RAG & Knowledge Systems
- Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using simulation data and technical documentation
- Implement vector databases and embedding models for domain-specific knowledge retrieval
Performance & Reliability
- Monitor debug and optimise agent performance latency and cost
- Define evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy reliability and safety of AI decisions
- Implement guardrails to mitigate hallucination and failure scenarios
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with CAE and mechanical engineers to translate requirements into AI solutions
- Communicate complex AI concepts clearly to non-AI stakeholders
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science AI Data Science or related field
Experience
- 25 years of hands-on experience in AI/ML or applied AI engineering
- Experience building end-to-end AI systems (not just experimentation)
- Exposure to LLMs and AI agents in production environments
Technical Skills (Must-Have)
- Strong Python programming skills
- Experience with LLMs (OpenAI open-source models etc.)
- Understanding of agent-based systems and tool integration
- Experience with APIs microservices and system integration
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably GCP)
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices (testing version control)
Preferred Skills (Good to Have)
- Experience with agent frameworks (LangChain LangGraph AutoGen CrewAI Semantic Kernel)
- Knowledge of RAG architectures and vector databases (Pinecone ChromaDB etc.)
- Familiarity with MLOps tools (Docker CI/CD model serving frameworks)
- Experience with structured outputs and function calling
- Exposure to CAE/FEA tools (ANSYS Abaqus LS-DYNA)
Core Competencies
- Agentic system design (planning memory orchestration)
- Prompt engineering and LLM optimisation
- Reliability engineering and AI safety practices
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Effective cross-functional communication
Required Experience:
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