AI & Emerging technologies

Data Scientist - Fulltime

Ametek, Inc.

Mount Prospect · Illinois · United States

The AI Engineer/Data Scientist designs, develops, and deploys AI/ML-powered software solutions that advance Atlass business operations and product innovation. Working within the software engineering team, this role builds and integrates AI capabilities—including LLM-based tools, copilots, data pipelines, and cloud applications—in alignment with established architecture, engineering standards, and product roadmaps. The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical depth across the full AI/ML lifecycle with strong collaboration skills, translating requirements from product and engineering leadership into scalable, reliable, production-grade solutions while upholding security, privacy, and responsible-AI practices.

Develop, test, and deploy AI-powered software applications, including LLM-based tools, copilots, and automation solutions
Develop and integrate APIs, services, and data pipelines that support AI functionality
Contribute to identifying and prototyping high-value AI use cases in partnership with business, engineering, and lab-services stakeholders
Develop reliable, maintainable, and scalable software following team standards and established architectural guidelines
Deployment & MLOps

Support the deployment and maintenance of AI/ML applications in production environments
Implement and maintain monitoring, evaluation, and logging mechanisms for AI systems
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and model/application lifecycle management
Support debugging, performance optimization, and system reliability
Work closely with the software engineering team, product stakeholders, and cross-functional partners

~ Collaborate with the Software Engineering Manager and team on system design and implementation approaches

~ Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and agile development processes

~ Communicate progress, risks, and technical trade-offs clearly to the Software Engineering Manager and project stakeholders

Compliance & Quality

~ Follow established standards for security, privacy, and responsible AI usage

~ Support software validation, testing, and documentation per company processes (QMS where applicable)

~ Ensure compliance with internal development and deployment policies

~ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Data Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field required

~ Master’s degree preferred (AI/ML, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related)

2+ years in software engineering, architecture, or applied data/ML engineering roles, with experience delivering AI/ML solutions (model development and/or LLM/RAG applications) into production environments

~ Hands-on capability designing and building AI-powered applications, including rapid prototyping through production deployment

~ Practical experience with the AI/ML lifecycle: data pipelines, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and MLOps

Experience with LLM-based applications (prompting patterns, tool/function calling, RAG, embeddings/vector databases, guardrails, and evaluation techniques)

~ Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS), APIs/microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure deployment practices

~ Strong software design and modular development skills; Working knowledge of data security, privacy, and responsible AI practices (access control, governance, auditability)

Familiarity with software verification/validation, risk-based testing, and quality management practices in regulated or quality-managed environments
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
able to manage multiple tasks and deliver high-quality results

Azure AI Engineer, AWS ML Specialty, Databricks, or equivalent

~ Understanding of embedded ML applications

Reference: WJ-4487_22156169

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