Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
Job Description
You'll join the Platforms Engineering team that builds the shared AI capabilities behind Rockwell's software portfolio, including FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Studio 5000 Logix Designer. You'll build the services, SDKs, and tool interfaces that let product teams ship assistants, content generation, and diagnostics into software that customers run in production. You'll do it in an AI-first engineering environment: coding agents running inside a harness we own, evals gating AI-generated changes, GitHub Copilot Enterprise and Claude in the daily loop, and MCP-based tooling that lets agents reach real build, test, and telemetry systems under human-in-the-loop review.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build platform services, SDKs, and APIs that product teams use to embed AI capabilities in FactoryTalk Design Studio, FTOptix, and Logix Designer.
- Build and maintain MCP servers and tool interfaces that give agents governed access to product, build, and test systems.
- Develop evaluation suites and regression gates that measure AI feature quality, safety, latency, and cost before release.
- Own subsystem design through implementation, test, and production operation, including observability and performance budgets.
- Work with product teams, architects, and security to apply OT/ICS constraints such as IP protection, binary signing, and data boundaries to every AI feature.
- Prototype and evaluate new models and agent patterns, and turn the ones that work into supported platform capabilities.
- Improve the team's own AI-assisted development loop and share what works across engineering teams.
The Essentials - You Will Have:
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
The Preferred - You might also have:
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in software product development environment.
- experience building and shipping production software in Python, C#, or C++ - Experience designing services or APIs that other engineering teams build on
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools and LLM APIs in your day-to-day work
- Experience with Azure, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience building and evaluating LLM applications: tool calling, retrieval, agent frameworks, MCP, and offline eval design for non-deterministic behavior
- Familiarity with industrial automation concepts such as PLC programming, OPC UA, or engineering design tools
- Experience applying secure development practices to features that embed LLMs and agents
- Clear written and verbal communication across engineering, product, and architecture teams
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation
What We Offer:
- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time off
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
- To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.
At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
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For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is $139680 - 176,600 USD Annual with an annual target bonus of 8% of base salary. Our benefits for the US can be found here. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
- Degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field
- Typically a minimum of 8 years of experience in a software product development environment
- Experience building and shipping production software in Python, C#, or C++
- Experience designing services or APIs used by other engineering teams
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools and LLM APIs
- Experience with Azure, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience building and evaluating LLM applications, including tool calling, retrieval, agent frameworks, MCP, and offline evaluation design
- Familiarity with industrial automation concepts such as PLC programming, OPC UA, or engineering design tools
- Experience applying secure development practices to LLM- and agent-embedded features
- Clear written and verbal communication across engineering, product, and architecture teams
Rockwell Automation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rockwell Automation and has not been reviewed or approved by Rockwell Automation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, mental‑health support, disability and life insurance, and wellness resources. Multiple plan choices and supportive programs contribute to the package feeling well‑rounded.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k)/Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching that is positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation. These offerings reinforce longer‑term financial security as a core strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave was expanded and a paid caregiver leave was added, indicating clear support for family needs. These policies are complemented by flexibility signals and dedicated paid volunteer time.
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