Data Scientist & AI Engineer – Industrial Automation (m/f/d)

Knauf is dedicated to maintaining the lowest manufacturing costs in the industry by enabling self-optimizing and autonomous plant operations. We’re anchoring global digital standards to deploy scalable, low-maintenance automation solutions. AI engineering in the physical production world is crucial for turning big data into valuable insights, building robust data models that autonomously optimize our production lines.  

Aligned with shared visions and goals, we at Knauf worldwide live and work according to clear values: Menschlichkeit, Partnership, Commitment, and Entrepreneurial Spirit. If you share these values, the following challenge may interest you.

What you’ll do

• Leverage your deep understanding of the physical production environment to optimize processes, focusing on your mechanical and physical insights
• Listen, understand, and convince production line workers to drive improvements and efficiencies
• Extract usable data from various sources, preprocess structured and unstructured data, and enhance data collection procedures
• Process, cleanse, and validate data, analyzing large datasets to find patterns and solutions
• Use AI tools to select features, create and optimize classifiers, and develop prediction systems and machine learning algorithms

Who you are 

• Hold a Ph.D. level in engineering, physics, or equivalent proven achievements
• Have a detailed understanding of processes without losing sight of the big picture
• An intellectual “do” person willing to go to the shop floor to get things done
• Know or be willing to learn multiple programming languages like Python and Rust, understanding when to use each
• Present results clearly, propose solutions and strategies, and collaborate effectively with Business and IT teams

WE.YOU.TOGETHER.

We all shape our lives in our own way. As an employer, we are an important part that indirectly supports this with a wide range of offers, as well as providing security and reliability for all employees. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family owned business
• Flexibility: 30 days of vacation, special leave for certain occasions, a wide time window for flexible working and weekly home office days
• Fitness and health: Discounts on various sports and leisure activities (e.g. Iphofen gym, swimming, soccer, etc.) as well as active health promotion through company doctor, occupational safety, etc.
• Daily time savings: Plenty of parking space and direct access to public transport (train, bus) through the company premises
• Feel Welcome: Welcome days and individual onboarding, company and team events, a subsidized casino and our Barista coffee bar
• Personal career and career development: Individual support for extra-occupational studies, further education and training courses
• Benefits and vouchers: Employee discounts with well-known brands as well as discounted employee purchasing
• E-bike leasing: Utilizing tax benefits while promoting your own health at the same time
• Relocation Support: Support in the event of a international change of location

Knauf as an employer

Knauf is an international market leader in the building materials’ industry. About 42,500 employees at over 300 locations worldwide generate a turnover of over 15,6 billion euros. The foundation of our success as family business are our corporate values of humanity, partnership, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit. 

The Knauf Group is a proud equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment and therefore base all our employment selection decisions, within all aspects of our business, on experience, skill, and integrity. We strongly encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions, irrespective of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion, etc.