Sr AI Engineer Physical AI

Innovate in Charlotte

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Your Impact

We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead the development and operationalization of Physical AI systems across Lowes stores and supply chain. This role sits at the intersection of robotics computer vision machine learning and data platforms translating real-world signals from vision sensors IoT and robotics into scalable production-grade AI systems.

Work with a Winning Team
As part of a Fortune 500 company and retail leader your work can change an entire industry. Our CEO is a forward-thinker when it comes to tech and with one of Forbes Top 50 CIOs leading the charge you can come to work knowing youll have access to the data tools and support that few other companies can offer. We also know what it takes to create an inclusive culture that supports you. Our teams are structured around the engineer giving you the support you need to do your best work. Since weve been in business for over 100 years weve built an excellent track record of growth and success. Theres peace of mind knowing you have the stability and resources you need to focus on solving tough challenges. And as you solve these challenges know youll be surrounded by supportive associates with curious minds who listen to you respect you and recognize your hard work.

What You Will Do
1. Physical AI Systems & Model Development

• Design and deploy ML/DL models for robotics computer vision and Physical AI applications.

• Optimize models for real-time edge and scalable AI environments.

• Integrate perception planning and decision-making systems across AI platforms.

2. Data Pipeline & Platform Engineering

• Build scalable data pipelines and streaming architectures for CV IoT robotics and multimodal data.

• Develop reusable datasets and feature engineering pipelines.

• Ensure data quality observability and efficient data movement for AI workloads.

3. AI Platform & MLOps

• Design and maintain AI platform tools frameworks and infrastructure supporting the ML lifecycle.

• Implement CI/CD deployment monitoring and platform automation capabilities.

• Optimize GPU/CPU resource utilization for performance scalability and cost efficiency.

• Implement security governance and compliance best practices.

4. Analytical Baselines & Measurement

• Define KPIs evaluation frameworks and model performance metrics.

• Lead experimentation benchmarking and A/B testing initiatives.

• Use platform insights and user feedback to drive continuous improvement.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with data science robotics CV platform and business teams to deliver scalable AI solutions.

• Translate business requirements into technical AI capabilities.

• Collaborate across teams to align platform innovation with organizational goals.

6. Leadership

• Mentor engineers and drive engineering and MLOps best practices.

• Foster innovation technical excellence and continuous learning across teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in science technology engineering math or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement if applicable

4 years of experience in ML platform engineering data and MLOps tools and ML frameworks

3 years of experience working with GPU and CPU infrastructure optimizing ML models for performance

3 years of programming language experience

Preferred Skills/Education

Masters degree in science technology engineering math statistics physics economics data science information science or quantitative analytics

3 years of experience working with continuous integration/continuous deployment tools

3 years of experience in defining technical requirements and performing high-level design for complex solutions

3 years of experience in SQL and NoSQL databases Hadoop ecosystem Druid Trino Big Query Google Vertex AI

Experience in robotics or computer vision

Knowledge of real-time/edge AI systems

Familiarity with Kafka cloud AI platforms

Retail or supply chain experience

Benefits

• 401k with up to 4.25% match

• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)

• Tuition-Free Education

• 10-week Maternity/Parental Leave

• 10% Associate Discount

For information about our benefit programs and eligibility please visit Lowes

Lowes Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE100 home improvement company with total fiscal 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowes employs approximately 300000 associates and operates over 1750 home improvement stores 540branches and 120distribution centers. Based in Mooresville N.C. Lowes supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe affordable housing improving community spaces helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information visit.

Lowes is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race color religious creed sex gender age ancestry national origin mental or physical disability or medical condition sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status military or veteran status genetic information or any other category protected under federal state or local law.