AI Engineer (m/f/d)

Job Description What we are looking for Do you want to develop AI solutions whose quality can be demonstrated and that also perform well in operation? In our Advanced Analytics & Algorithms team, you combine data science methods with generative and agentic AI. In interdisciplinary projects, you bring AI solutions into internal applications and into Dräger's product portfolio. Your future tasks: - Technical design of AI applications (AI methods, architectural approaches, data sources, evaluation and security concepts) and implementation as proofs of concept - Development of production-ready AI components according to software engineering standards, especially for agentic and RAG-based systems (context engineering, tool use, agent loops, orchestration) - Procurement of relevant data together with IT and data owners, as well as its preparation and analysis - Development and use of evaluation methods across the entire lifecycle - Operation and maintenance of AI components (MLOps / LLMOps): versioning, tracing, quality and drift monitoring, and cost control - Technology scouting: assessing the state of the art and making relevant methods usable for Dräger What you bring: - Completed degree in computer science, business informatics, data science, mathematics, physics or statistics - Several years of professional experience in data science or AI engineering and/or a completed doctorate - Experience in data science and machine learning: analysis of structured, unstructured and multimodal data, as well as creation and validation of ML models - Practical experience building and operating generative and agentic AI solutions (context engineering including RAG and memory, tool use e.g. via MCP, agent loops, orchestration) and in their evaluation (test datasets, metrics, LLM-as-judge, failure mode and trajectory analysis) - Professional software development with Python (automated testing, CI/CD, versioning), knowledge of cloud, data and ML platforms (e.g. Databricks) and containers (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), as well as of security risks of AI applications You quickly grasp complex questions and work in a traceable way. You explain your results just as convincingly to developer teams as to specialist departments and management. In a field that changes monthly, you enjoy continuous learning. You use German and English fluently in projects and documentation. Your new workplace You will work in the Corporate Technology & Innovation area, in our team of twelve experts for data and AI. Through close collaboration with product development, IT and the respective specialist departments, your topics range from the first idea to productive operation. Your workplace is Lübeck; mobile working is possible by arrangement. We are filling this position on a permanent basis at the earliest possible date. Who we are From hospitals to industry to fire services, people worldwide rely on our products: state-of-the-art technology that combines genuine engineering craftsmanship with the digital future. With over 130 years of experience, passion, and the bold ideas of more than 16,000 employees, we work to ensure that technology becomes 'Technology for Life'. From hospitals to industry to fire services, people worldwide rely on our products: state-of-the-art technology that combines genuine engineering craftsmanship with the digital future. With over 130 years of experience, passion, and the bold ideas of more than 16,000 employees, we work to ensure that technology becomes 'Technology for Life'. Skills - AutoCAD - AutoCAD 2D - CATIA V5 - SolidWorks