Senior AI Engineer (m/f/d)

BayWa r.e. Jobportal
Jopestraße 4, 72072 Tübingen, Germany

Work experience
IT

BayWa r.e. is the home for change makers. We r.e.think energy – how it is produced, stored and can be best used to enable the global renewable energy transition that is essential to the future of our planet. At BayWa r.e. we effect change globally. With locations in numerous countries, thousands of colleagues are already working across the world, collaborating with local businesses to proactively shape the future of the energy sector.

With a network of over 20 locations worldwide, more than 1,200 employees and over 30 years of experience, the Business Entity Solar Trade within BayWa r.e. group is one of the world’s leading distributors of photovoltaic components. Throughout the B2B sector we supply and support our cooperation partners and installers with innovative photovoltaic products. We also offer trainings and organize roadshows to keep our customers up to date.

About the role: The Senior AI Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and scaling of advanced AI and Agentic AI solutions, with a strong focus on business impact in Sales (AI Sales Assistant). The role owns end-to-end AI systems-from architecture design to production operations-while ensuring quality, governance, and scalability. The position works closely with Sales, IT, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into robust AI solutions. Success is measured by adoption, business impact, system performance, and scalability. Your role will be an integral part of the central AI Innovation Hub being established at Solar Trade Holding. Together in a team of developers, data scientists, project managers you will drive AI innovation at Solar Trade.

What You Will Do

Lead development and deployment of machine learning and AI solutions in production
Oversee full AI lifecycle management including data preparation, development, training, deployment, monitoring, optimization
Establish evaluation frameworks and performance monitoring (accuracy, cost, latency, drift)
Responsible for AI governance, and adherence to ethical standards, and compliance frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR)
Identify and prioritize AI opportunities aligned with business strategy
Guide integration of AI into existing systems and workflows by ensuring integration of CRM, ERP, and sales data into AI-driven systems
Act as technical authority and advisor to business and leadership
Develop and maintain (automized) data pipelines and ML tooling
Monitor business impact, usage, and system performance
Select and continuously evolve development process within AI development team
Conduct ideation workshops together with project manager and business and guide whether their problems can be solved by AI solutions or Analytical solutions

What You Bring

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field
Extensive experience in Data Science and Machine Learning within production environments, with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions
Deep expertise in large language models, retrieval-augmented generation systems, embeddings, and evaluation methods
Strong hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks and corresponding programming language (e.g. Python) and their libraries
Solid experience with cloud platforms and building scalable ML architectures
Proven capability in end-to-end AI system design, including orchestration, integration, deployment, and lifecycle management
Experience in model performance optimization, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI systems
Familiarity with deploying and orchestrating AI agents
Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to translate business challenges into effective AI solutions and determine when AI or statistical or rule-based approaches are appropriate
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to guide teams, define technical direction, and make sound decisions in complex environments
A proactive, adaptable mindset with a passion for working in a rapidly evolving AI landscape
Fluency in English; German is a plus
Comfortable working in a hybrid setup and willing to travel occasionally within the EMEA region for collaboration and workshops
Experience in B2B sales environments and knowledge of the renewable energy or technology sector are advantageous

What We Are Ready To Offer You

We care about you: if there are any problems, we will do everything we can to support you - no one is left out in the cold with us
Further training opportunities via internal and external training courses
Flexible working hours, mobile working and modern workplace equipment, plus 30 days of vacation
Discounted online shopping through our Corporate Benefits Portal
Hybrid work schedule with possibility to work remotely
Subsidy for the Germany Ticket, and e-charging stations in the free company parking
Last but not least: you are driving forward the energy transition as part of a great team and ensuring that our future becomes a little greener
Do you want to change the future with us? Great! Then apply now.

Is This Role The Right Fit For You?

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please contact us if you have any questions about the job advertisement by email recruiting.solartrade@baywa-re.com.

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