Engineer, AI Engineer (Applied​/Software)

Why Join Our Team?

At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen’s success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career.

Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Single, Employee + Spouse or Children, and Family Coverage
• 401(k) with discretionary company match of $0.50 on the $1.00 up to 6% of pay (U.S. positions only)
• Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
• Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits and Parental Leave (and any leave required under federal, state, and local laws)
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Days): 80–160 hours of vacation time based on seniority, accrued monthly and prorated from date of hire. 40–56 hours of sick time per year based on seniority and advanced upon hire.
• Paid Time Off (Holidays): 8 scheduled holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement (based on position)
• Employee discounts through Benefit Hub
• Vallen complies with all minimum wage laws

Vallen Distribution is building a governed, production-grade AI capability on an Azure-first, Databricks-centered architecture. This is not an advisory role — it is a hands‑on builder position with broad ownership across the AI layer. The AI Platform Engineer will own the Databricks AI/ML platform layer, drive enterprise AI governance, review and remediate shadow AI solutions, and directly deliver automation use cases with business teams.

You will be the internal AI expert for the organization — the first call for departments exploring automation and the technical authority on what gets built, how, and where data flows. This is a greenfield opportunity with real scope and visibility. You'll work directly with the SVP of Data & Technology Innovation and have immediate impact on a program that is active and growing today.

• Own the AI/ML layer on Databricks: feature stores, MLflow experiment tracking and model registry, and RAG/prompt architectural standards
• Define and enforce prompt engineering standards and LLM integration patterns across internal tools
• Partner with Data Engineering to design data pipelines that feed AI/ML use cases from the Unity Catalog lakehouse
• Evaluate and implement agentic frameworks (Claude API, Databricks AI agents) for internal automation

• Directly build and deliver 2–3 automation use cases per year with business teams (HR, Legal, customer service, operations)
• Own full delivery lifecycle: scoping, design, build, testing, and handoff to platform operations
• Produce well‑documented, governed solutions — not one‑off scripts

• Serve as the first‑filter reviewer for all AI tools and platforms proposed for use at Vallen
• Partner with Security and Infrastructure to assess data classification risk, vendor posture, and integration risk before production deployment
• Review user‑built solutions (Claude Desktop, Copilot, Cowork, and similar tools) and determine when a productivity workflow has crossed into enterprise scope — then lead the governed rebuild
• Maintain Vallen’s enterprise AI acceptable use policy, data classification guardrails, and platform‑tier standards

• Embed with departments to surface and prioritize automation opportunities
• Maintain a scored use case backlog; facilitate structured discovery sessions with business stakeholders
• Serve as the internal AI resource teams engage before going…