AI Research Engineer

About Re:Build Manufacturing

Re:Build Manufacturing is a growing family of industrial and engineering businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next generation industrial company. At Re:Build we deploy deep expertise in engineering, operations management, and technology to supercharge the performance of our member companies. We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes. Ours is a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged to pursue their fullest potential.

Re:Build was founded to pioneer a profitable model for the revitalization of US manufacturing. We’ve assembled a powerful set of complimentary capabilities and lines of business that enable us to pursue a wide range of end markets. Our acquired businesses are grounded in build-to-print and by-the-hour engineering and design services, and we’re leveraging their combined expertise to migrate to increasingly sophisticated program development and production, as well as the generation of our own products. Our unique set of capabilities lend themselves to highly complex systems and products, and we offer customers a range of services including product and systems design, automation, fabrication, assembly, and large volume contract manufacturing. Our customers span a wide array of industries including aerospace, defense, mobility, healthcare, pharma, biotech, clean tech, chemicals, energy, lifestyle, food production, and industrial equipment.

Who we are looking for

As our AI Research Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing AI workflows and innovative agents that accelerate embedded electronic system design, compressing lead times and helping companies create innovative medical, consumer, and industrial products faster.

In this role, you will focus on:

• Using your knowledge of the latest advancements in generative AI to develop and deploy AI backend services that automate embedded system design (ESD)processes, enabling engineers to focus their energy on solving the toughest challenges.
• Developing solutions to address some of the hardest problems at the pioneering of AI application.

What you get to do

• Create new AI workflows, agents, frameworks, memory systems, and tool integrations to assist engineers with embedded systems design tasks.
• Define and configure LLM model infrastructure; select, curate, and update models to maintain innovative performance in secure environment where protection of IP and customer data is paramount.
• Create software for AI backend tools that interface to customer application infrastructure and data systems; develop APIs to AI models and data sources.
• Work with internal collaborators and ESD domain authorities to understand system requirements and automate targeted design processes.
• See opportunities for creating custom fine-tuned LLM models for specific domain knowledge in embedded systems; work with collaborators to collect, curate, and generate training data, including generating synthetic data; train and deploy custom models for ESD tasks.
• Specify and lead high performance computing resources including on-site GPU servers for hosting LLMs, agents, and customer data.
• Ensure timely and successful delivery of high-quality, scalable code solutions.
• Ensure maintainability and reliability of code.

What you bring to the Team

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• Strong Python skills in AI/ML development (eg. Pytorch, tensorflow, NLP, scikit-learn)
• Deep experience using generative AI models (Llama, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Deepseek, Mistral), tools (langchain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Auto-GPT) and supporting infrastructure (Azure, AWS, Hugging Face, or local hosting on GPUs (NVIDIA)).
• Experience with LLM model selection, fine-tuning, RAG, tool-use, MCP servers, AI workflows, AI agents, and prompt optimization.
• Proficiency with vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, OpenLLM, Llama.cpp or related optimizations for accelerating LLM inference.
• Strong ability to collaborate in agile development environments with front-end engineers, full-stack engineers, IT-support, and domain authorities in ESD across a variety of platforms (IoT, microcontrollers, FPGA, GPU).
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and databases (SQL/Postgres)
• Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Entrepreneurial approach, with a passion for innovation, customer success, and driving growth in a rapidly evolving market.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of CAD/CAE tools used in fields such as electrical engineering design and ESD.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing, design automation, or industrial software environment.

Location

This role will be based in Rochester, NY

The BIG payoff

We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities in which we choose to operate.

Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate

Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at 617.909.6275.