Lead AI Implementation Engineer

Inside the Role

In this role, as a lead AI engineer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery, adoption, and value realization of AI-enabled solutions. The role provides technical leadership, delivery oversight, people leadership, and strategic direction to ensure AI applications are successfully designed, developed, deployed, operated, and adopted across Procurement and Supply Chain functions. The AI lead serves as the primary owner of technical execution and business outcomes, leading a cross-functional team of AI Engineers, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders. This position balances technical expertise, product ownership, stakeholder management, and people leadership to drive scalable AI and data solutions that deliver measurable business value.

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. Benefits include annual bonus program; 13+ calendar holidays; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; short-term and long-term disability plans.
AI Application Development & Delivery
Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain AI-enabled applications within Palantir Foundry and associated AI platforms.
Develop solutions using LLMs, AI agents, machine learning techniques, and workflow automation technologies.
Engineer scalable and reusable solutions with global deployment potential.
Ontology, Data & Integration Architecture
Identify, ingest, clean, transform, and integrate enterprise and external data sources.
Develop robust data pipelines and connectivity frameworks.
Design data architectures that maximize interoperability, discoverability, and future use-case expansion.
Collaborate with IT on security, permissions, governance, and system integration requirements.
Platform Engineering
Design and support infrastructure architecture required for AI and data applications.
Develop APIs, integrations, and platform connectivity solutions.
Support engineering standards, scalability, performance optimization, and deployment practices.
Evaluate and incorporate emerging AI technologies and tools into enterprise solutions.
Platform Operations & Support
Own operational support for deployed AI applications.
Monitor application performance, reliability, and adoption metrics.
Coordinate with IT Service Management and platform support teams to resolve issues.
Ensure operational excellence and continuous platform improvement.
Reimagine business processes through automation, AI agents, predictive analytics, and intelligent workflows.
Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and determine practical business applications.
Drive innovation by continuously exploring advancements in generative AI, machine learning, and automation technologies.
Community Development & Adoption
Promote AI literacy and digital transformation across Procurement and Supply teams.
Deliver training, demonstrations, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Mentor super users, champions, and citizen developers.
Foster collaboration with the Palantir ecosystem and broader AI community.
Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, security requirements, and AI governance frameworks.
Provide technical assessments, effort estimates, and implementation recommendations to leadership and steering committees.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
· At least 1 year of group leader, project lead or mentoring experience required
· AI Engineering, Data Engineering, Software Development, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Advanced Analytics.
· Strong programming skills in languages such as: Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL.
· Experience building and deploying AI, machine learning or LLM-based solutions.
· Understanding of prompt engineering, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Fundamentals, Data Pipelines, API Development, Cloud and Platform Architectures.
· Experience with Palantir Foundry or similar enterprise data and AI platforms preferred
· Working knowledge of one of more of the following: supply chain, material planning, logistics, procurement

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.
Visa sponsorship will

only

be open to current Daimler Truck North America employees working under an existing U.Daimler Truck North America Visa
All other applicants

must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions
EEO - Disabled/Veterans
Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.