AI Engineer I - (In Office)

Primary Job Role

Design and develop AI-powered applications and workflows to improve efficiency across departments.

Integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure services).

Collaborate with business units to identify opportunities for AI-driven automation.

Monitor and optimize AI solutions for performance, scalability, and security.

Support AI and analytics initiatives by enabling advanced data capabilities.

Stay informed on emerging AI technologies and contribute ideas for innovation.

Deliver training and enablement sessions for business users on Microsoft Copilot and other AI tools.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Competencies

Safety: fully supports, encourages and follows safe work behavior, and considers safety of paramount importance in the workplace.

Job Specific Skills: Demonstrates the required depth and mastery of knowledge and skill associated with the job as identified in the Learning Management System (LMS) and other applicable sources. Demonstrates the effective application of the job specific knowledge, skills and ability required to resolve job related challenges in the workplace. Refer to job specific training requirements for the job identified in the LMS.

Communication: Uses active listening skills, conveying information with the appropriate medium that is clear and easily understood. Uses feedback to verify effective and accurate communication has occurred. Ensures that others having a need to know are kept informed about developments, progress, problems and plans through consistent, effective communication. Avoids surprises.

Analytical: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach breaking down complex tasks into its component parts and considering each part in detail. Compares alternatives, evaluating the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success, in making decisions. Identifies patterns and trends to determine root cause. Generates a range of creative solutions, choosing the most appropriate option.

Adaptability: Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities. Adapts approach, goals, and methods to achieve solutions and results in dynamic situations. Recovers quickly from setbacks, and finds alternative ways to reach goals or targets. Open to different and new ways of doing things; willing to modify one’s preferred way of doing things.

Customer Oriented: Demonstrates concern for satisfying external and/or internal customers. Responsive, quickly and effectively addresses customer concerns or problems. Assures customers he/she is willing to work with them to meet their needs. Presents a cheerful, positive manner with customers.

Results Oriented: Has a strong sense of urgency and commitment to achieve desired results in the face of obstacles and frustrations. Remains focused, does not get bogged down in unnecessary detail. Identifies and utilizes the most efficient methods to successfully achieve tasks on time despite unforeseen events. Driven, maintains a sense of urgency and adjusts schedules as needed to achieve without sacrificing quality of work.

Coaching and Mentoring: Inspires and empowers team members to excel, providing timely productive feedback and guidance to stretch beyond their comfort levels to achieve specific, measurable and challenging goals. Builds productive relationships with team members, conveying confidence and expressing genuine appreciation for team member contributions. Explains to team members the importance of the work they do.

Information Gathering: Checks all appropriate sources in identifying the information needed for analysis and decision making. Uses skillful methods in obtaining high quality relevant information. Checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness. Compares observations or finished work to what is expected to find inconsistencies. Clearly documents sources, and organizes the information according to the research needs.

Planning and Organizing: Creates realistic schedules and follows them. Evaluates progress against schedule and goal. Identifies the sequence of tasks and the resources needed to achieve a goal, and prioritizes key action steps. Anticipates the impacts / risks of actions. Seeks and uses others’ input about critical actions, timelines, sequencing, scope, methodology, expected outcomes, and priorities. Adjusts plans based on input.

In 1962, Ring Power Corporation became a full-line Caterpillar dealer in North Florida, and later expanded its authorized territory to include Central Florida.

Today, Ring Power Corporate headquarters in St. Augustine oversees the operations of 18 branch locations throughout the state of Florida, including large regional facilities in Tampa and Orlando and crane and forklift sales and service facilities in Pompano. Ring Power also has five facilities outside of Florida - The Carolinas, Georgia, &  Texas- to serve the needs of other specialized industries and customers.

Ring Power Corporation has become one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the Southeastern United States through dedication to the mission of customer service. In order to preserve the "Customers First" reputation that Ring Power was built on, we continually train our employees and work closely with our customers to assure complete satisfaction, especially after the sale.

Currently, more than 2,700 employees at 20+ locations throughout Florida and the United States work hard to provide the highest quality construction equipment, backed by responsive, professional service and support at every level.

Education and Experience

Formal Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related area of study.

Experience: 1-2 years

Required / Credentials

Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and tools (e.g., Azure AI, OpenAI APIs, Microsoft Copilot).

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Basic proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C#, or JavaScript.

Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and API integration.

Not Required but Highly Desired Criteria

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics and enterprise data environments.

Knowledge of prompt engineering and generative AI models.

Exposure to data analytics or business intelligence tools.

Updating of Knowledge

Job requirements frequently change requiring re-training once or more per year.

Responsibility for Change, Innovation, Overall Improvement, and/or Effectiveness

Problem Solving: Job requires complex problem-solving ability with little guidance. Independent research and analysis are sometimes required to develop solutions.

Creativity: Job requires extensive creativity and a constant need to find new and improved solutions to be effective.

Autonomy: Job is regularly monitored to determine outcomes. Assignments allow some discretion in decision making and setting priorities within well-established parameters.

Working Environment

Stress Load: Regular exposure to these stresses (20-80% of the time).

Workload Fluctuation: Job frequently involves changes in priorities, complexity and/or quantity of work.

Work Schedule: Work is typically performed during normal business hours with occasional requirements to work nights, holidays or weekends.

Organizational Impact

A person's performance in this job has considerable immediate impact on expense, efficiencies or achievement of overall department objectives.

Supervisory Responsibility

Job has no subordinates / no supervisory responsibility (may work independently or as a member of a team)

Physical Demands

"NA": Not Applicable

"O": Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day)

"F": Frequently - (3-6 hours/day)

"C": Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

Environmental Conditions

"NA": Not Applicable

"O": Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day)

"F": Frequently - (3-6 hours/day)

"C": Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

N/A: Inside conditions: Protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature change.
N/A: Outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
N/A: Extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
N/A: Extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
N/A: Noise: sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level

N/A: Vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities of whole body.
N/A: Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions (i.e. proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working in high places, exposure to heat and/or chemicals.
N/A: Atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: Fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
N/A: Oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
N/A: Air particulates / contaminants: the worker is required to wear respirator.

RING POWER CORPORATION, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER