Principal AI/ML Engineer – Cybersecurity, AIOps

Ford Motor Company

Principal Engineer in AI/ML leading the design of solutions for cybersecurity and enterprise risk detection at Ford Motor Company. Focusing on advanced AI/ML initiatives across the enterprise and collaborating with multiple teams.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $132,800 - $250,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI/ML solutions focused on cybersecurity, network analytics, and enterprise risk detection.
Build and operationalize machine learning models, including anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and classification systems for security and network use cases.
Drive the implementation of Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions to enhance automation, threat intelligence, and decision-making workflows.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, network engineering, and IAM teams to identify opportunities for AI-driven optimization and risk mitigation.
Architect end-to-end ML pipelines, ensuring scalability, reliability, and integration with enterprise systems.
Work hands-on with data—ingestion, preprocessing, feature engineering, and model tuning—to deliver production-grade solutions.
Translate complex technical outcomes into business insights using dashboards and visualizations (e.g., Power BI) for stakeholders and leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
12+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or AI/ML solution delivery
Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments
Strong programming skills in Python and proficiency in SQL
Hands-on experience in machine learning model development, evaluation, and deployment
Working knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, network architectures, and Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI (or equivalent)
Familiarity with Agile tools such as JIRA
Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and MLOps practices
Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI solutionsML solutionsmachine learning modelsanomaly detectionpredictive analyticsclassification systemsPythonSQLdata preprocessingfeature engineering

Soft Skills

problem-solvingstakeholder managementcommunication