AI & Automation Engineer: Drive Smart Workflows

Cincinnati Incorporated is seeking an innovative, solution-driven Intelligent Automation Engineer to drive efficiency and eliminate operational waste through the application of advanced technologies. In this role, you will partner cross-functionally to identify opportunities where automation can deliver meaningful business impact and lead the design, development, and implementation of those solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about leveraging cutting-edge tools such as autonomous agents, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to transform business processes. You will play a key role in modernizing workflows, improving data utilization, and enabling smarter, faster decision-making across the organization.

We proudly support veterans and military families and strongly encourage U.S. military veterans to apply. The skills developed through military service - such as discipline, accountability, teamwork, and problem-solving - translate well into this role and are highly valued at our organization.

About Cincinnati Incorporated:

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) has been manufacturing industrial machinery since the late 1890s and remains a respected name in the fabrication industry. Our success is built on a culture of integrity, craftsmanship, innovation, and hard work. We take pride in our people and offer a competitive, comprehensive benefits package designed to support you both professionally and personally.

Why This Role is Exciting:

• Apply cutting-edge technologies, including AI and automation, to solve real business challenges
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and operational efficiency
• Build and deploy intelligent automation solutions with measurable business impact
• Gain exposure to enterprise systems and modern AI frameworks
• Contribute to a forward-thinking organization embracing digital transformation

Position Summary and Purpose:

Apply advanced automation and artificial intelligence technologies to streamline business processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and enhance operational performance. This role focuses on identifying high-impact opportunities, designing scalable solutions, and leading the implementation of intelligent automation tools across the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• AI
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Evaluate, select, and implement AI and automation solutions aligned with business needs
• Process Architecture Maps:
  Map complex business processes to identify inefficiencies, data silos, and manual bottlenecks
• Solution Strategy:
  Recommend and design solution strategies using appropriate tools (AI, RPA, or other technologies). Estimate the value of the proposed solution based on cost, speed, and reliability
• Rapid Prototyping & Deployment:
  Build, test, and deploy automated solutions, leveraging rapid prototyping and iterative development
• Data Governance & Security:
  Ensure that all implementations follow strict data privacy standards and that “hallucinations” or errors are mitigated through robust testing and human checkpoints
• Performance Analytics:
  Develop dashboards to track automation performance to show the “Before vs. After: in terms of time saved and output quality
• Mentor and Coach:
  Partner with the business’ functional experts to increase knowledge and utilization of automation tools. Mentor and guide business partner on automation tools and best practices
• Lifecycle Management:
  Provide production-level support for all in-scope solutions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience connection AI to legacy business systems.
  
  A working knowledge of business systems, such as Epicor, and collaboration tools, such as Google Workspace
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex business processes into clean, structured data workflows
• Experience in integrating solutions with business systems (ERP platforms such as Epicor preferred)
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages, familiarity with delivering solutions using Generative AI and RPA architectures, and expertise in UX creation
• Familiarity with Generative AI, RAG…