AI Engineer - DS&ML
United States Contract Mid-level AI Engineering
At a glance
Mid-level AI Engineering role at Cinter. United States · contract.
Pay not stated AI Engineer salary
RoleAI Engineering
SeniorityMid-level
LocationUnited States
EmploymentContract
PostedOct 26, 2026 · 6d ago
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Build and run enterprise AI and generative AI solutions for the DS/ML accelerator
- Bring approved documents and data into governed knowledge repositories with data owners and business teams
- Develop RAG pipelines, retrieval methods, metadata and citations, then measure how well results are grounded and complete
- Create secure AI-agent workflows that connect LLMs, retrieval, APIs and deterministic steps, with review and error handling
- Set quality and operational measures, join sprint planning and demos, and maintain code, documentation and monitoring
What you bring
- A degree in computer science, data science, machine learning, AI or a related area, or equivalent practical experience
- At least five years in software engineering, machine learning engineering, data science, AI engineering or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience building LLM applications, assistants, RAG solutions or agent-based AI systems, plus strong Python skills
- Experience with APIs, testing, code reviews, CI/CD, observability and documentation, along with retrieval and AI evaluation methods
- You can measure AI quality and explain technical tradeoffs to business and technical partners
Who this fits
This contract suits a hands-on engineer who can turn unclear business needs into measurable AI solutions and work across technical and business teams. The role is hybrid in Plano, Texas, with four onsite days and standard Central Time business hours. The contract runs from October 2026 through March 31, 2027; visa support is unavailable, and C2C arrangements are not accepted.
From the employer
▶︎ Job Details
・Job Title: AI Engineer - DS&ML
・Client: Japanese Global Automotive Group / Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology
・Working Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid – 4 Days Onsite)
・Employment Type : Contract (October 2026 – March 31, 2027)
・Visa Support: No
・Working Hours: Standard Business Hours (CST)
・Language: English Fluent
▶︎ Key Responsibilities
No C2C: We do not accept Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements for this position.
・Job Title: AI Engineer - DS&ML
・Client: Japanese Global Automotive Group / Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology
・Working Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid – 4 Days Onsite)
・Employment Type : Contract (October 2026 – March 31, 2027)
・Visa Support: No
・Working Hours: Standard Business Hours (CST)
・Language: English Fluent
▶︎ Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, evaluate, and operationalize enterprise-grade AI and Generative AI solutions supporting the DS/ML AI Accelerator.
- Partner with data owners and business stakeholders to onboard approved documents, knowledge assets, and data sources into governed AI knowledge repositories.
- Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, metadata strategies, tagging frameworks, retrieval mechanisms, and source citation capabilities.
- Create evaluation datasets and retrieval quality metrics to assess relevance, grounding, accuracy, and completeness of AI-generated outputs.
- Ensure generated content clearly distinguishes factual information, assumptions, inferences, and areas requiring SME validation.
- Design and implement secure multi-agent AI workflows leveraging LLMs, retrieval systems, APIs, and deterministic processes.
- Define agent roles, workflow orchestration, tool integrations, validation rules, error handling, and human-in-the-loop review processes.
- Develop reusable prompts, workflow patterns, and orchestration frameworks to improve scalability, governance, and user adoption.
- Establish technical and business-oriented AI evaluation metrics, including correctness, traceability, latency, user effort, and operational cost.
- Participate in Agile development processes, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and solution demonstrations.
- Implement Responsible AI, security, privacy, data governance, and enterprise compliance requirements.
- Create maintainable code, operational documentation, monitoring strategies, and knowledge refresh processes for long-term sustainability.
- Strong hands-on experience developing and deploying LLM-enabled applications in production environments.
- Deep understanding of RAG architectures, embeddings, vector databases, search technologies, and knowledge management.
- Experience designing AI agent workflows and orchestrating tools, workflows, and APIs.
- Strong software engineering background with modern development best practices and collaborative delivery models.
- Ability to transform ambiguous business requirements into measurable and scalable AI solutions.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to evaluate AI quality, reliability, and business value.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Commitment to responsible AI, governance, security, privacy, and compliance standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Data Science, AI Engineering, or related technical disciplines.
- Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications, AI assistants, RAG solutions, or agentic AI systems.
- Strong Python development experience with production-quality coding practices.
- Experience with APIs, structured tool integrations, testing frameworks, code reviews, CI/CD, observability, and software documentation.
- Knowledge of embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, retrieval systems, and AI evaluation methodologies.
- Experience defining and measuring AI quality metrics, retrieval effectiveness, and user outcomes.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts and tradeoffs to both business and technical stakeholders.
- Experience working within security, privacy, governance, and Responsible AI frameworks.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and delivering solutions in iterative sprint cycles.
- Experience with AI orchestration and agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or similar platforms.
- Experience implementing LLM evaluation frameworks, guardrails, prompt management, telemetry, and model risk controls.
- Experience supporting ML lifecycle management, model development, feature documentation, and AI product delivery.
- Knowledge of enterprise data governance, auditability, access controls, and human-in-the-loop validation processes.
- Experience working with Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, AWS AI, or comparable enterprise AI platforms.
- Experience deploying AI solutions within regulated or large enterprise environments.
No C2C: We do not accept Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements for this position.
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