Patrick Industries, a publicly traded company headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, invites you to join a team of dedicated Team Members who are passionate about delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer service. As a leading solutions provider serving a diverse range of markets across the United States, our commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability has positioned us as a high growth, diversified and empowered Team of more than 10,000! Your adventure awaits! The IT Sr. Analyst, AI Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise AI solutions, agentic applications, and intelligent integrations across Patrick Industries. As a senior member of the Agile AI Factory, this role owns technical solution design, implementation approaches, engineering quality, and operational performance for assigned initiatives. The position partners closely with Product Managers, Platform Engineers, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable AI-enabled solutions that drive automation, improve decision-making, and create measurable business value.
Responsibilities & Duties:
AI Solution Design & Development
System Architecture & Engineering
AI Platform Integration & Automation
Data Engineering & AI Enablement
Solution Quality, Monitoring & Production Support
DevOps & Agile Delivery
Technical Leadership & Innovation
Qualifications and Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered
4+ years of software engineering, AI engineering, data engineering, or related experience
Experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise software applications and integrations
Hands-on experience building and implementing AI, machine learning, generative AI, or agentic solutions
Strong proficiency with Python, SQL, and JavaScript/TypeScript or similar development technologies
Experience with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, LLM orchestration, and AI development frameworks
Demonstrated system design and software architecture experience
Experience developing APIs, integrations, and distributed application components
Strong understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD, source control, automated testing, and release management
Experience working in Agile product development environments
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Azure DevOps, and Dynamics 365 environments
Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and production support practices for enterprise applications
Experience with MLOps, model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management preferred
Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or industrial business environments preferred
Experience integrating enterprise applications, industrial systems, sensors, or operational technologies preferred
Experience in decentralized, multi-site, or acquisition-driven organizations preferred
Exposure to C#, Rust, or KQL is a plus
Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Benefits Include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Insurances, Paid Vacation, 401K Match, Holidays, Health Club and Tuition Reimbursement At Patrick Industries, BETTER Together is our commitment to being our best while striving to bring out the best in one another as we join forces Individually, as Teams, with our Business Units, with our Customers, our Communities and within our entire Patrick family. Patrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.