Senior AI Engineer

Join Sandvik Mining’s digital and AI transformation journey as a Senior AI Engineer based in Tampere, Finland. In this role, you will design, build, and scale end-to-end AI solutions that help improve products, services, and business processes across the organization. We are looking for a strong hands-on engineer who combines solid technical depth with the ability to solve complex problems in a global, collaborative environment. This is a senior professional role at Sandvik Mining and will be a part of their AI Center of Excellence. You will use best practices and understanding of internal and external business needs to improve products and services, solve complex problems with a fresh perspective, and support colleagues in growing their capabilities. The role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to enterprise-scale AI adoption while continuing to develop your own expertise. Your mission In this role, you will develop, deploy, and maintain AI and machine learning solutions across the full lifecycle—from data engineering and model development to integration, production deployment, and monitoring. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business needs, translate them into scalable technical solutions, and drive implementation using modern engineering practices and cloud-native tools, primarily on Azure. You will apply strong judgment in complex situations, and bring a structured, solution-oriented mindset to delivery. You will also contribute to technical standards, share best practices, support team capability building through collaboration and mentoring, and enable AI adoption across teams through training, proof-of-value initiatives, and practical hands-on guidance. You will be part of a collaborative engineering environment where continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and practical innovation are highly valued. We are looking for someone who stays current with evolving AI technologies and can apply them pragmatically to create measurable business value. Your profile We’re looking for a candidate with 4+ years of relevant experience in AI, machine learning, or data science along with a degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a related field. You should bring strong technical depth, a problem-solving mindset, and experience working with production-grade AI solutions, including hands-on experience with generative AI and agentic AI use cases. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity, taking ownership of complex work, and driving outcomes with minimal supervision while contributing effectively in a collaborative, high-performing team environment. Ability to solve complex technical problems independently and communicate clearly with both technical and business stakeholders Designing and building end-to-end AI and machine learning solutions for real-world business use cases Developing, deploying, and monitoring models and applications in production environments Strong proficiency in Python; experience with SQL and modern AI / ML frameworks is expected Hands-on experience with Azure services for data, AI/ML, deployment, and integration Working with DevOps practices, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative engineering workflows Fluent written and spoken English Our culture At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. We work in a hybrid model, have opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth, and an environment that supports a sustainable balance between work and life. Application Interested? Please leave your application as soon as possible but no later than 30.11.2026 We are co-operating with Barona and the applications can be submitted through the link beside the job ad. Contact information Do you have questions? You can reach out to Barona’s Lassi Jyrinsalo (040 7628992). The hiring manager of this role is Sandvik Mining’s Director of AI and Automation, Rahul Kedia. Job ID: R0098659 Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. Our offerings cover the entire customer value chain and are based on extensive investments in research and development, customer insights and deep knowledge of industrial processes and digital solutions. In 2025, the group had approximately 42,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 121 billion.