AI Engineer

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy, and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.  ​  

Dredging is one of our traditional core activities. Boskalis is famous for projects like the expansion of the Suez Canal and the extension of the Maasvlakte at the Port of Rotterdam. Creation of new nature areas like the Markerwadden is something we contribute to. Combining our state-of-the-art fleet, equipment and incredible manpower, we’re able to achieve projects that no one believed were even possible.

Job Description

Make your mark for the innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) program at Boskalis and contribute at the forefront of strategically integrating AI into our operations to drive efficiency. Our AI Strategy is designed to tackle business challenges within strategically defined themes on our assets, dredging and offshore vessels and our primary process, our tenders and projects.

To achieve this ambition, we have positioned a new AI department of 21 people at a corporate level. The department is working on our AI portfolio created by our senior business leaders and validated by our Board of Management. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement (Gen)AI solutions that fulfil business needs.

This position will require a blend of technical expertise and a desire to understand our business needs. An enthusiastic motivation, drive and willingness to continuously keep learning. "We are looking for someone with proven experience in LLM integration and who remains curious about new developments."

Your responsibilities as an AI Engineer:

Focused on developing, building, deploying and implementing AI models (e.g. LLM and machine learning techniques) and solutions for various projects. Works closely together with the business data and domain expert and the Business Data engineer.

• Develop, build, and deploy. AI solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), including integration with vector databases, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and prompt engineering.
• Apply frameworks for building scalable and modular AI solutions.
• Take ownership of the quality and reliability of AI solutions.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders (including vessel-related) to understand business requirements, translate them into technical AI solutions, and ensure effective communication to maintain alignment and progress.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies in the (Gen)AI field.

Your qualities and experience
You can move ahead as an AI engineer (+5 years) if you have:

• Hands-on experience and/ or certifications using Databricks and/or Azure AI foundry for LLM utilization, data processing, exploration, and AI development.
• Strong skills in Python in the context of building and integrating LLM-based applications, including the use of vector databases (such as FAISS, Pinecone, or Azure Cognitive Search).
• Familiarity with frameworks like, LangChain/LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Pydantic and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Experience in setting up RAG pipelines to combine contextual business data with generative AI. Experience with Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
• A good command of written and spoken English.

The following competences are also important for the AI engineer:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to independently interact with end-users.
• Empathy for the business context: understanding the end-user's use case and actively thinking about how AI can deliver value in the short term.
• Ability to work independently on your own use case and translate technical possibilities into concrete solutions for business.
• A mindset geared towards continuous learning and curiosity for tackling new challenges.
• Ability to handle feedback and reset your course if needed.

​​​​​​​If you are excited about the opportunity to work on innovative AI projects and have the drive to make a significant impact, we would like to hear from you. Explain to us why your background and expertise make you the ideal candidate for our AI program and join us in shaping the future of Boskalis. Apply now and help us shape the future of our industry.

Qualifications

What you can expect

• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your online onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Boskalis!
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.

Extra information

• Your team: Join the Corporate AI department, a young and diverse group of 21 AI engineers, AI delivery leads, AI data engineers, and change coordinators.
• Where you will work: You will work from our beautiful office in Abu Dhabi.
• Full/part-time job: The position of AI Engineer is full time.  
• Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Additional Information

Want to know more?

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of AI Engineer. Please contact Arshad Asharaf, corporate Recruiter via our career page.

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV.

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies 

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.

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