Software Engineering Manager – Sight & Sense (AIML)
Redford, MI - USA
Job Summary
Software Engineering Manager Sight & Sense (AI/ML)
Location: Redford / Dearborn MI Area (Hybrid Minimum 3 Days Onsite Could Be 5 Days)
Duration: 1 Year Contract
Interview: Video Interview (Potential In-Person Team Meeting Before Offer)
Client Note:
- Local Michigan candidates only with DL copy
- LinkedIn with proper location
- Manufacturing facility visits may be required
- Strong Engineering Leadership experience required
- AI/ML and Computer Vision experience highly preferred
- Looking for a technical leader who can drive execution mentoring and engineering excellence
Industry: Automotive Manufacturing / Industrial AI / Computer Vision / Industry 4.0
About the Role:
Organization is driving a major transformation focused on building scalable digital platforms that power modern manufacturing operations. Within this organization the Sight Vertical is responsible for delivering AI/ML-powered anomaly detection solutions using computer vision and manufacturing data analytics.
The Software Engineering Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team of software engineers and data engineers responsible for the Sight and Sense product lines. This role combines engineering leadership software delivery oversight AI/ML platform strategy MLOps and manufacturing technology innovation. The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background with experience leading teams building AI/ML computer vision or large-scale data-driven products.
Required:
- 3 years of Software Engineering Management experience
- Experience hiring mentoring coaching and leading engineering teams
- 5 years of Software Engineering experience
- AI/ML application development experience
- Computer Vision experience
- Data Engineering and Analytics Platform experience
- Strong understanding of the Machine Learning Lifecycle
- Model Training Inference Monitoring and Deployment experience
- Agile and Scrum leadership experience
- Technical Architecture and Solution Design expertise
- Cross-functional stakeholder management skills
- Strong communication and leadership abilities
Skills:
- MLOps platform experience
- AWS Azure or GCP cloud experience
- Manufacturing Technology experience
- Industrial IoT (IIoT) experience
- Edge Computing experience
- Industrial Communication Protocols knowledge
- AI/ML product scaling experience from pilot to enterprise deployment
- Agentic AI and AI-assisted development experience
- Masters Degree in Computer Science AI/ML Data Science or related field
Success Metrics:
- High-performing and engaged engineering team
- Faster deployment of AI/ML models into production environments
- Highly reliable and scalable vision-based solutions
- Reduced manufacturing defects and improved quality metrics
- Enterprise-wide adoption of Sight and Sense anomaly detection platforms