Senior Generative AI Engineer

Senior Generative AI Engineer

Location: Glendale, WI (On-site)

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through Zip Staff - No C2C or 1099)

Zip Staff is seeking a Senior Generative AI Engineer to build production AI for smart-building and industrial-control products at a global building-technology organization.

You will ship LLM / GenAI features (operator copilots, alarm analysis, recommendations, NL interfaces) and help the engineering org adopt AI-assisted development. This is a hands-on product + platform seat - not a research-only or prompt-only role.

• Design, build, and deploy AI/ML and GenAI capabilities across cloud, edge, and on-prem.
• Develop LLM-powered features: operator copilots, intelligent alarm analysis, recommendations, and natural-language interfaces.
• Integrate AI into existing smart-building products and platforms.
• Build scalable inference and deployment architectures for production AI.
• Partner with software engineering and product to turn business needs into AI solutions.
• Monitor and improve model performance, reliability, and accuracy.
• Introduce AI-assisted developer tools that improve delivery velocity.
• Use AI for code generation, testing, reviews, and CI/CD.
• Set AI engineering standards and governance.
• Mentor engineers on AI frameworks and implementation.
• Evaluate emerging tools and drive responsible AI use across the SDLC.

• 7+ years software engineering with modern development practices.
• 5+ years hands-on developing and deploying machine learning solutions.
• Python plus PyTorch, Tensor Flow, or Scikit-learn.
• Experience building and integrating Generative AI / LLM solutions.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong software architecture, APIs, data pipelines, and production deployment.
• Bachelor’s in CS, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• Ability to work on-site in Edison, NJ.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

• RAG
  , vector databases, and prompt engineering.
• AI on edge / IoT.
• MLOps
  , model monitoring, and AI governance.
• BAS, industrial controls, IoT, or smart buildings.
• Agile / Scrum.

Zip Staff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled AI engineers with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.