Manufacturing Engineer

PSI•Lexington, KY

5d•$100,000 - $150,000

About The Position

A large manufacturing company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in the Lexington, Kentucky area. The role works across robotics engineering, controls engineering, and plant manufacturing teams to integrate AI into production systems. It involves identifying and implementing emerging Physical AI technologies, ensuring solutions are safe, reliable, and manufacturable, and communicating technical findings to stakeholders and leadership. The engineer also manages contractors building testing cells and creates documentation to support scaling and customer enablement.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience with manufacturing automation deployments.
Experience in robotics, AI/ML, or advanced automation development.
Full-stack mindset and ability to work in teams building complete solutions, rather than only independent AI algorithms, demonstrations, or experiments.
Strong hands-on experience in at least two of the following: computer vision (such as detection, segmentation, or 3D perception); machine learning/deep learning; robotics.
Proficiency in Python, C++, and ROS-based systems, with strong software engineering fundamentals.
Deep understanding of different sensor types, including RGBD cameras, LiDAR, and Time-of-Flight sensors, and ability to tune them for image quality, accuracy, and performance.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with robotics engineers, controls engineers, and plant manufacturing teams to integrate AI into production systems.
Identify, evaluate, and implement emerging Physical AI technologies through benchmarking, supplier engagement, and industry events.
Ensure solutions meet safety, reliability, and manufacturability requirements, including alignment with applicable standards and internal risk assessments.
Present technical concepts, results, and recommendations to stakeholders, management, and executive leadership.
Manage contractors to design and construct testing cells.
Produce clear, detailed documentation to support future scaling and customer enablement.