AI Applications Engineer

Company: Hitachi Vantara Corporation
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Location: Santa Clara, California, United StatesJob ID: R0091488Date Posted: May 21, 2025Segment: Others (Including Headquarters and R&D)Business Unit: Hitachi Regional HeadquartersCompany Name: HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.Profession (Job Category): IT, Telecom & InternetJob Type (Experience Level): Entry LevelJob Schedule: Full timeRemote: NoCompany: Hitachi America, Ltd.Division: R&D (Research & Development)Location: Santa Clara, CAStatus: 6-month Project Employee (June - December 2025)Summary:Hitachi's R&D Center in Santa Clara, CA, serves as a key technology hub supporting Hitachi's global Social Innovation business. Our focus includes research, technology innovation, intellectual property, and solving real-world challenges. We work closely with Hitachi's product and business divisions, contributing to IoT and AI initiatives across various industries, especially in optimized manufacturing.We seek an AI Applications Development Engineer to join our team. You will contribute to our Industrial Digital Transformation solutions by developing and testing ML/AI applications. We value a candidate who understands the ML lifecycle broadly and can work across different stack levels, including serving, application integration, and data processing. You will have opportunities to deploy solutions at scale in manufacturing environments. This role is ideal for a motivated programmer passionate about Industrial IoT and AI.For more information about Hitachi America's R&D efforts in IoT/ML/AI for industrial applications, visit Hitachi R&D Blog.Responsibilities:

• Develop and test resilient and efficient AI/ML applications.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of software, network, sensing, and domain experts to enhance existing designs and add innovative features.Qualifications:
  • MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, with at least 2 years of software development experience.
  • Proficiency in ML & Deep Learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-learn.
  • Experience with LLM development & AI orchestration frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex.
  • Experience with Vector Databases for RAG such as ChromaDB, Pinecone, LanceDB.
  • Experience deploying LLMs using frameworks like vLLM, Ollama, or ONNX.
  • Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, shell scripting, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.Additional pluses include experience with big data/distributed computing (Apache Spark, Dask), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.EOE Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable laws.Salary (California): $77,732 - $97,165, based on experience and other factors. Participation in variable pay programs is available.If you need accommodations to apply, contact [emailprotected].
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