Senior Applied Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Sensata Technologies

Senior Applied AI Engineer developing practical AI solutions using enterprise data and LLM technologies at Sensata. Delivering prototypes and production-ready applications rapidly within a collaborative team environment.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeWashington • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,000 - $181,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzurePython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and deploy production models, services, and pipelines that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable
Partner with data science, product, data engineering, and platform teams to translate business problems into technical solutions
Build and optimize model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining workflows
Improve model performance, latency, cost efficiency, reliability, and explainability in production environments
Develop reusable infrastructure, tooling, libraries, and patterns that accelerate team delivery
Monitor deployed models for performance degradation, bias, drift, and operational issues; recommend and implement corrective actions
Mentor engineers and contribute to technical standards, best practices, and architecture decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience
5–10+ years of hands-on experience in software, AI, or data engineering with strong Python proficiency for building production-ready solutions
Strong proficiency in Python programming
Hands-on experience with LLM/GenAI technologies, including RAG architectures, vector embeddings/databases, and multi-step orchestration
Experience with AI/LLM frameworks and tools (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI/Azure OpenAI APIs)
Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
Life and disability insurance plans
Education reimbursement
Wellness programs
401(k) retirement plan with Company matching
Variety of paid time off including vacation, flex-time, sick leave, bereavement, and parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonLLM technologiesGenAI technologiesRAG architecturesvector embeddingsmulti-step orchestrationmodel trainingmodel evaluationmodel deploymentmodel monitoring

Soft Skills

organizationplanningtime managementethical valuesintegrityaccountabilitymentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving