Senior AI Engineer / AI Technical Lead

Your role in the team

• You take over the technical leadership for our project area and drive our work package forward.
• You write concepts, make architecture decisions, and are responsible for the implementation of the components.
• You decide which approaches are realistically feasible - and find solutions when they are not.
• You communicate with industry sites and partners and understand where AI can truly be helpful.
• You structure requirements and translate complex processes into functional technical solutions for specific problems (e.g., information processing or communication between organizations).
• You develop functional prototypes (e.g., LLM systems, chatbots, assistance solutions).
• You regularly test these together with project partners in realistic scenarios.
• You consider topics such as data protection, data security, and regulatory requirements (e.g., in the public sector).
• You work closely with a university, project partners, and interdisciplinary teams.
• You participate in workshops, tests, and exchange formats, actively contributing your perspective.
• You document architecture decisions, insights, and outcomes in a way that others can build upon.
• You ensure that results are not just "kept in mind" but become usable.

What we offer

• Work model: Hybrid (2 days in the office & 3 days remote work), also possible entirely on-site; according to individual agreement and depending on the phase of work within the company.
• Working hours: 40h, weekdays.
• Start date: June 2026.
• Type of contract: Fixed-term employment within the scope of an external client project for 3 years. The fixed term ends upon project completion. Depending on development and ongoing needs, a transition into a permanent employment contract is possible.

Our expectations:

Qualifications

• Master's degree or a comparable qualification in the technical field.
• You work in a structured and independent manner.
• You can familiarize yourself with complex topics and stay engaged until you have understood them.
• You make decisions and take responsibility for them.
• You can explain technical contexts clearly.
• You work confidently with different stakeholders (research, partners, departments).
• Very good knowledge of German and English.
• You are eager to rethink and rebuild things from scratch.
• You don't just want to implement, but also understand why something works or doesn't.
• You are interested in research without losing touch with practical application.
• You enjoy collaborating with universities and partners.
• Occasional business trips within NRW and the DACH region.
• Ideally, you can come to our office in Kamp-Lintfort twice a week without any issues.

Experience

• Several years of experience in software development in the field of AI / Machine Learning / LLMs.
• Experience in designing and implementing complex systems.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours