AI Solutions Engineer

AI Solutions Engineer (Early Career)

Location: Rochester Hills, MI or Lisle, IL

Your Job

We are seeking an early-career AI Solutions Engineer who is passionate about applying artificial intelligence, analytics, and data-driven problem solving to real-world business challenges. In this role, you'll work alongside business leaders, engineers, and AI specialists to develop solutions that improve decision-making, accelerate product development, and create measurable business value.

You'll gain hands-on experience across the full AI solution lifecycle, from identifying opportunities and building prototypes to deploying scalable solutions and measuring impact. Working closely with Molex's corporate AI Digital Team and cross-functional stakeholders, you'll help shape how AI is applied across engineering, manufacturing, and business processes.

As part of Molex, a Koch company, you'll join an organization investing in AI, digital transformation, advanced manufacturing, and innovation. You'll have the autonomy to solve meaningful business challenges, take ownership of your work, continuously build new capabilities, and create value through your contributions.

This role is ideal for someone looking to accelerate their career at the intersection of AI, engineering, and business while gaining exposure to leaders, global teams, and growth opportunities across Molex and Koch companies.

Our Team

This role is part of the Project Management team within our Transportation Solutions Business Unit. The team collaborates across product management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other disciplines focused on developing and bringing innovative products to the automotive market. Working across functions, you'll help solve meaningful business and technical challenges while supporting initiatives that influence product development, operational excellence, and customer value.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy AI-powered solutions that improve engineering productivity, accelerate product development, enhance manufacturing performance, and create measurable business value.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand challenges and translate them into data-driven opportunities and scalable solutions.
• Develop and maintain analytical models, data pipelines, dashboards, applications, and reporting tools.
• Collaborate with product owners, software engineers, data engineers, and business leaders to deliver scalable AI and analytics solutions.
• Assist with project execution, including requirements gathering, solution validation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement activities.
• Apply modern development practices, AI-assisted tools, and emerging technologies to improve productivity and solution quality.
• Communicate insights, recommendations, and project outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Work with diverse datasets spanning engineering, manufacturing, quality, operations, and product management to solve complex business problems.
• Continuously learn new technologies and business domains while contributing across high-impact AI initiatives.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 0-3 years of professional, internship, co-op, or academic project experience in data science, analytics, AI engineering, or software development.
• In-depth experience with any programming language (e.g. Python)
• Understanding of machine learning, statistics, and AI engineering concepts through coursework, projects, or work experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and a desire to create value through technology.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Internship, project, or coursework experience in manufacturing, engineering, product development, project management, operations, or business analytics.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, MLOps concepts, or model deployment methodologies.
• Experience developing end-to-end data science / AI solutions.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and software engineering best practices (e.g. version control, DevOps, etc.)
• Experience collaborating with global teams, participating in international projects, or working across multiple regions, cultures, or time zones.

What Will Help You Succeed

• Curiosity, learning agility, and a passion for applying AI and technology to solve business challenges.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical, business, and global teams.
• Initiative and ownership to identify opportunities, challenge assumptions, and drive solutions from concept through implementation.
• Adaptability and enthusiasm for learning new technologies, working across diverse business functions, and contributing to a variety of projects.

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 - $110,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Sponsorship: This position is open to candidates who require current or future employment sponsorship in the United States.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).