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Agentic Engineer — Build, Experiment & Ship

Position: Agentic Engineer I

At Nexteer, our strength lies in the diversity of our team—each member contributing unique backgrounds, experiences, and aspirations. We believe this diversity fuels our innovation, broadens our perspectives, and propels our collective growth.

For over a century, we’ve been innovators in the automotive industry.  Our vision is clear - we are a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our unwavering commitment to Quality, Collaboration, Integrity, and Accountability guides us as we solve motion control challenges for our global customers. If you’re ready to join a dynamic team that drives change and makes a difference, Nexteer welcomes you! 

About the Role:

Are you fascinated by the power of AI agents to transform how engineering teams work? Do you thrive in a high-velocity environment where you can build, test, and iterate on wild ideas in days rather than months?

We are looking for AI Agentic Development Engineers to join and build a new Applied AI team. In this role, you won't just be maintaining legacy systems, you will be the ultimate accelerator for our cross-functional engineering teams. Your mission is to design, develop, and deploy rapid prototypes of AI-driven tools and agentic workflows that automate complex tasks, eliminate friction, and radically optimize our engineering processes.

We operate on a philosophy of learning fast, failing fast, and delivering faster. If you are a bias-for-action developer who thinks outside the box and measures success by working code and measurable efficiency gains, we want you to be on our team. 

This is an individual contributor role and the selected candidate will have the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule.

Key Responsibilities

As an Agentic Engineer I, you will be responsible to:

• Help design and build simple prototypes (early versions) of AI-powered tools and automation solutions
• Partner closely with Product Engineering teams to deeply understand their workflows, identify bottlenecks, and embed AI solutions where they matter most.
• Use AI tools and frameworks (like ChatGPT-style models or similar platforms) to create helpful workflows and automate everyday tasks
• Help improve and streamline engineering processes by identifying inefficiencies and suggesting solutions
• Participate in testing new ideas by quickly building, trying, and improving prototypes
• Embrace a fail-fast approach — short cycles, quick learning, and moving on with better information
• Support the setup and deployment of tools, including helping manage environments where solutions run
• Evaluate tools and models through hands-on use, not benchmarks alone
• Help identify what scales and what doesn't based on real-world deployment behavior
• Document validated patterns that contribute to the team's shared AI use case library
• Think in terms of scale: how do I share my work, knowledge, and practices with others so they can join the mission

Qualifications

• 1+ years of related experience (or equivalent hands-on projects)

• Familiarity with AI tools and large language models (like ChatGPT or similar) and how they can be used in applications
• Working knowledge of programming languages such as Python or TypeScript
• Some experience connecting systems using APIs or web tools (for example, integrating with tools like Slack, GitHub, or Jira)
• Basic understanding of how data is used in AI solutions, including concepts like prompts, embeddings, or search-based responses
• Exposure to automation tools or platforms (such as workflow builders or similar technologies )
• Strong problem solving/analytical skills, where problems are complex
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Conflict resolution & risk escalation skills
• Demonstrated leadership potential or experience working in a team environment
• General understanding of how products are developed from idea to release
• Awareness of technical & commercial aspects

Additional Things We’re Looking For

• Navigate ambiguity to make decisions and deliver completed work, maintaining momentum even when conditions are not fully defined.
• Take initiative to begin work with partial information, iterating and refining requirements as insights evolve.
• You're naturally curious and self-directed — you build things because you want to understand how they work, not just because it's on a task list.
• You've containerized, self-hosted, and deployed real projects. You've seen something work perfectly in a local environment and behave differently in production — and that experience has made you a better engineer.
• The clearest signal: you have something running somewhere that isn't your own machine. You stay current with AI tools by using them, not just reading about them.
• We're more interested in what you've built than what's on your resume. Share something you've deployed — a repository, a live URL, or a brief walkthrough. Tell us what didn't go as planned and what you took away from it.

Education Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Information Science or Machine Learning

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Do not apply for this role if you will need immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of Nexteer as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

Nexteer is an Equal Opportunity Employer Disabled/Minorities/Veterans/Women

Nexteer is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employees to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.

Accessibility for Applicants with Disabilities: If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please email careers@nexteer.com. Please provide your contact information and details about the posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need an accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.

About Nexteer

Nexteer Automotive is a global leader in advanced steering and motion control systems, enabling intuitive, safe, and comfortable mobility for drivers around the world. Our innovative product portfolio includes Electric Power Steering (EPS), Steer-by-Wire™, Driveline, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies that support electrification, software-defined vehicles, and autonomous driving.

With approximately 13,000 employees and operations in more than 20 manufacturing plants and multiple technical centers globally, Nexteer partners with nearly every major global and regional automotive manufacturer.

Employment Agencies 

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Nexteer Automotive or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed Nexteer Automotive Agency Agreement on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered Nexteer Automotive property and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired. 

Please note, agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by a member of Nexteer’s Human Resources team.  No other Nexteer employee is authorized to bind Nexteer to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by an agency.