Intelligent Automation Engineer – Harrison, OH

Cincinnati Incorporated is seeking an innovative, solution-driven Intelligent Automation Engineer to drive efficiency and eliminate operational waste through the application of advanced technologies. In this role, you will partner cross-functionally to identify opportunities where automation can deliver meaningful business impact and lead the design, development, and implementation of those solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about leveraging cutting-edge tools such as autonomous agents, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to transform business processes. You will play a key role in modernizing workflows, improving data utilization, and enabling smarter, faster decision-making across the organization.

We proudly support veterans and military families and strongly encourage U.S. military veterans to apply. The skills developed through military service - such as discipline, accountability, teamwork, and problem-solving - translate well into this role and are highly valued at our organization.

About Cincinnati Incorporated:

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) has been manufacturing industrial machinery since the late 1890s and remains a respected name in the fabrication industry. Our success is built on a culture of integrity, craftsmanship, innovation, and hard work. We take pride in our people and offer a competitive, comprehensive benefits package designed to support you both professionally and personally.

Why This Role is Exciting:

• Apply cutting-edge technologies, including AI and automation, to solve real business challenges
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and operational efficiency
• Build and deploy intelligent automation solutions with measurable business impact
• Gain exposure to enterprise systems and modern AI frameworks
• Contribute to a forward-thinking organization embracing digital transformation

Position Summary and Purpose:

Apply advanced automation and artificial intelligence technologies to streamline business processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and enhance operational performance. This role focuses on identifying high-impact opportunities, designing scalable solutions, and leading the implementation of intelligent automation tools across the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• AI Roadmap: Evaluate, select, and implement AI and automation solutions aligned with business needs
• Process Architecture Maps: Map complex business processes to identify inefficiencies, data silos, and manual bottlenecks
• Solution Strategy: Recommend and design solution strategies using appropriate tools (AI, RPA, or other technologies). Estimate the value of the proposed solution based on cost, speed, and reliability
• Rapid Prototyping & Deployment: Build, test, and deploy automated solutions, leveraging rapid prototyping and iterative development
• Data Governance & Security: Ensure that all implementations follow strict data privacy standards and that “hallucinations” or errors are mitigated through robust testing and human checkpoints
• Performance Analytics: Develop dashboards to track automation performance to show the “Before vs. After: in terms of time saved and output quality
• Mentor and Coach: Partner with the business’ functional experts to increase knowledge and utilization of automation tools. Mentor and guide business partner on automation tools and best practices
• Lifecycle Management: Provide production-level support for all in-scope solutions  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology related field or equivalent experience.  
• Experience connection AI to legacy business systems.  A working knowledge of business systems, such as Epicor, and collaboration tools, such as Google Workspace  
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex business processes into clean, structured data workflows
• Experience in integrating solutions with business systems (ERP platforms such as Epicor preferred)
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages, familiarity with delivering solutions using Generative AI and RPA architectures, and expertise in UX creation
• Familiarity with Generative AI, RAG frameworks, and/or RPA tools
• Team oriented and skilled in working within a collaborative environment.  Customer service oriented.
• Self-motivated and self-directed

Preferred:

• Experience developing and deploying AI-driven or automation solutions in a business setting
• Knowledge of prompt engineering and large language model (LLM) configurations
• Experience with data visualization or performance analytics tools
• Exposure to UX design or user-centered solution development

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.

Physical Demands:
Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The employee may occasionally be exposed to non-air-conditioned temperatures in manufacturing areas, as well as moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EEO Vets/Disabled

This role does not offer sponsorship employment benefits. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Benefits Include:

✓ Paid Vacations
✓ Paid Holidays and Personal Days
✓ Medical Insurance (including HSA)
✓ Dental Insurance
✓ Vision Insurance
✓ Accident Insurance
✓ Life Insurance (AD&D)
✓ Disability Insurance
✓ Generous 401(k) Employer Match
✓ Flexible Spending Account
✓ Tuition Reimbursement
✓ Employee Assistance Program
✓ Parental Leave