Applied AI Engineer

Hygiena provides rapid microbiology diagnostic tests and solutions for mission-critical, time-sensitive processes around the world. Hygiena’s proprietary diagnostic technologies enable customers to; prevent illness and save lives, comply with regulations, protect products and brands, run businesses more effectively. Solutions are sold in a wide range of industries globally, but the core focus is food safety.

Headquartered in Camarillo, California and with offices around the world, we are actively looking for talented individuals to help grow the business!

At Hygiena we believe:

• In providing the highest quality products \& service
• Being a leader in innovation
• Having a compelling desire to improve and win in the marketplace
• In contributing positively not only in the workplace, but in our community and environment!

With rapid growth comes opportunity. We are looking for an Applied AI Engineer (LLM Applications Engineer) to join our team onsite in our Camarillo, CA office! This is a full-time / exempt position.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and AI features using Python (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent frameworks).
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to identify AI/ML use cases with measurable customer and business impact (e.g., anomaly detection, predictive alerts, NLP for compliance documents).
• Build and maintain ML pipelines for data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment in Azure cloud environments.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into the SureTrend platform via APIs, working with .NET/C# and React-based services.
• Monitor model performance in production; design retraining pipelines and drift detection strategies.
• Document model methodologies, data requirements, and performance benchmarks; communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of applied ML or AI engineering experience, including:
• Strong Python development skills (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn; PyTorch or TensorFlow preferred)
• End-to-end ML pipeline development: data preparation, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment
• Cloud-based ML infrastructure (Azure ML, Azure AI Services, or equivalent)
• RESTful API development for exposing model outputs to product surfaces
• Experience working in Agile teams and managing ML workstreams in Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of the food safety or life sciences domain is advantageous but not required.

Salary Range:

$137,000 - $162,000 annually \+ bonus

Why you’ll want to join Hygiena:

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Teamwork as a core value

Our emphasis on teamwork and cross-functional communication enables us to build stronger bonds within our business.

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Be a part of something big

We play a critical role in helping to prevent global health crisis such as foodborne illness, healthcare-associated infections, and other outbreaks.

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Giving back to our communities

We believe in giving back by supporting local organizations committed to improving the lives of children and youth in our communities.

**Benefits and Perks

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• 15 days of PTO \& 10 paid company holidays
• Medical with HSA employer contribution, Dental, Vision available 1

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of the month after start date

• Company paid Life Insurance, Short* and Long-Term Disability and an Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with Safe Harbor and Profit-Sharing employer contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Charitable Contribution matching
• Employee Referral bonus opportunities

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State paid short-term disability for California based employees

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Hygiena participates in E-Verify.