AI/ML Development Engineer - Controls Software - Lennox International

Lennox (NYSE: LII) is an industry leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions founded over a century ago on the principles of integrity and innovation. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable, healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Innovate your career.

When you choose Lennox, you're getting the best.

When you work at Lennox, you’re among the best.

As a leading innovator of home and commercial, heating, cooling, refrigeration, air-quality, and related services, Lennox is committed to helping our people innovate our products and their careers.

At Lennox, we make your home, your businesses, and your work, a better place.

This position calls for an experienced, knowledgeable and talented engineer to design and develop AI/ML components for the Controls Engineering organization. As an AI/ML design engineer, you will have an opportunity to lead and collaborate with other engineers to design, plan, develop, and maintain AI/ML software components.

DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Responsible for the successful AI/ML software products and components throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Responsible for project deliverables on time and with high quality.
• Assure proper technical requirement definition with internal and external customers, marketing, manufacturing and other support groups.
• Actively participate in the definition and implementation of new processes and improvements around AI usage at Lennox.
• Identify and create new technologies and ideas to increase the organization’s intellectual property and to better address customer needs.
• Participate in technical feasibility analysis and prototyping activities.

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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Education

• Masters/Ph.D in Probability/Statistics/Computer science with specialization in AI/ML is required

Technical Skills

• Ability to collaborate, design, develop, and optimize AI/ML solutions for production.
• Knowledge of modern ML techniques: supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement, deep, and others.
• Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
• Knowledge of the various LLM models and LLM application frameworks.
• Knowledge of agent frameworks, vector databases.
• Stay current with the latest advancements in deep learning and AI research.
• Analyze, improve the performance, and efficiency of existing models.
• Experience collaborating in multi-site cross functional development teams.
• Ability to develop unit test, system test, and evaluate the AI/ML components.
• Experience in MLOPs processes.
• Familiarity in technical leadership, project planning, and project tracking.
• Familiar with Configuration Management tools (Version control, bug tracking, change management, automated builds, and coding standards).

Teaming/Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical staff.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple functional teams (Hardware, Advanced Technology, Testing, Technical Support, Manufacturing, IT) to deliver sound technical solutions to our customers.
• Demonstrate ability to drive product and process improvements throughout the software organization.
• Ability to work with third parties and off-shore development teams as needed.
• Self driven, results oriented.

WHAT WE OFFER:

At Lennox, we realize that our greatest assets are our employees, and we are committed to providing limitless opportunities for growth and development of all, largely promoting from within the organization. This position is ideal for anyone looking for a diverse working environment with long term growth possibilities. This role is designated hybrid. In the office Monday - Thursday. Remote on Friday. 

BENEFITS:

• Competitive base salary
• Excellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestyles
• Mental and financial health programs
• Outstanding 401k with company matching
• Employee stock purchase program
• Community involvement opportunities
• Robust employee assistance program
• And much, much more!

WE VALUE DIVERSITY:

Here at Lennox, we believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to build workplaces that reflect the communities where we live and work, support the growth and development of each team member as they strive to reach their full potential, and empower them to be their authentic selves. Lennox is an equal opportunity employer.