AI Engineer

Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future.

At Gentherm, we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health, wellness, comfort, and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you, by you.

Be part of our team where a human-centric mindset drives everything we do—from the technologies we build to the careers we support. With decades of expertise, we have pioneered advanced solutions that have become a standard expectation for consumers around the world.

The same thoughtful approach we take in developing our technologies guides how we support your career: purposeful, impactful, and tailored to you. Because when you thrive, innovation thrives.

AI Engineer II

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY

Gentherm is transforming the future of personalized passenger comfort with pneumatic and thermal controlled solutions, tailored to the autonomous, electrified, and ridesharing ecosystem of the future. AI is the key driver for the transformation of Gentherm as well as for an entire industry. This position will be responsible for design and development of AI/ML based solutions to unlock new business opportunities and improve efficiency of all areas of the company. This position plays a critical role in shaping the future of the company.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and test AI/ML software in different environments, demonstrating industry best-practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-regional teams working in an agile development environment.
• Assist engineering, product, marketing and finance teams in defining specifications, creating business cases and implementing solutions to improve efficiency or unlock unrealized opportunities.
• Follow software development process to ensure quality standards are met.
• Create, maintain and execute AI/ML roadmap.
• Design and implement AI solutions using latest approaches - RAG, MCP, agents, etc.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate open-source and commercial AI models across multiple domains for problem application (vision, regression, LLM, forecasting, etc.)
• Apply practical methods to manage AI failure modes including hallucinations, bias, data drift, instructions, scripting, etc.
• Independently identify AI use cases and drive execution from concept through deployment

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to be a self-starter and solution oriented

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in c Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 5 years of experience in SW development with focus on AI/ML
• Knowledge of Python or another scripting language
• Experience working in distributed repositories and managing merge/pull requests in GitHub/GitLab
• History analyzing and parsing data to develop technical insights and make decisions
• Basic project management skills, including planning and organization, decision making, problem solving, prioritizing
• Ability to prepare and present technical written reports and other documents to peers and management
• Working knowledge of AI concepts such as RAG, agent workflows, and model evaluation techniques
• Experience deploying AI solutions in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)
• Familiarity with enterprise automation and integration tools (Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, n8n, or similar)

NICE TO KNOW

TRAVEL: >5%

COMPETENCIES:

• Deliver Results
  • Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver
• Drive Change
  • Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change
• Build Capability
  • Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals
• Cultivate Innovation
  • Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT (US):

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. Gentherm is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an inclusive culture through Our Network of Engagement (ONE) where we value our differences and work together to positively impact the lives of our employees, customers, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.