Principal Software Engineer - Applied AI

This is a principal-level hands-on individual contributor role with significant technical leadership responsibilities. You will design and deliver cloud-native backend services and AI-enabled capabilities that power our Test & Measurement platform. You will evaluate and adopt modern AI / ML frameworks, architectures, and development methodologies, driving best practices for scalable, high-quality software and model integration.

In this role, you will also build and evaluate LLM-driven product features, including prompt engineering, context design, retrieval strategies, and robust LLM integration into user-facing Test & Measurement workflows. As a senior technical leader, you will guide teams on model usage, quality, reliability, and maintainability.

You will additionally help customers leverage the full value of NI's data platforms by applying advanced AI and machine learning methods to solve domain-specific challenges across engineering and industrial IoT applications.

If you thrive on solving technically complex problems, enjoy shaping next generation AI-native engineering workflows, and want to influence how scientists and engineers build and validate real-world systems, this role is an excellent fit.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Flexibly contribute across the stack as needed, using the latest AI coding tools
• Rapidly prototype AI-enabled features, iterating from concept → demo → product
• Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, developers, and sales to solve complex customer problems cross-org including research and development teams
• Design & develop AI models from research to production, create solutions across diverse use cases, from tabular ML to deep learning, computer vision, analysis, and generative AI
• Continuously learn and develop new skills as you technically lead projects across a variety of use cases as well as AI methodologies, algorithms, and technologies

Who You Are:

You thrive on challenges and bring a proactive, "can-do" attitude to every project, consistently driving results.
You're committed to learning and mastering new areas and are motivated to take ownership and make things happen.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, software engineering, or related field; Master's or PhD preferred
• 5+ Years extensive professional software development experience including technical leadership in complex systems and making high-stakes architectural decisions
• Hands- on experience building cloud native software (Azure, AWS, GCP) and using technologies such as ClickHouse or Snowflake
• Hands‑on experience of AI integration into workflows (e.g., prompt/context engineering, RAG, fine tuning, agentic harnesses, building MCP servers, etc.)
• Hands-on experience using agentic AI coding environments (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
• Experience in AI deployment & lifecycle (i.e., model deployment, monitoring, evaluation, lifecycle management, etc.)
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence technical strategy across teams and levels

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Understanding and background of software standards and communities, academia and market trends
• Experience in test & measurement or engineering domains beyond software
• Expertise in Python libraries for ML & data, e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, PyTorch

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive.

ABOUT US

WHY EMERSON


Our Commitment to Our People


At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.


We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems - for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.


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ABOUT EMERSON


Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.


With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team - let's go!


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