Job Description

Job Title: AI & Automation Engineer (C#, .NET, Python)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Classification: Exempt

Pay Range: $80,000 - $105,000

Location Orlando, Florida

Why Regal?

For over five decades, Regal Boats has been a beacon of excellence in the boating industry. As a family-owned and operated company since 1969, we take immense pride in our tradition of craftsmanship and quality. With a dedicated team of 600+ skilled members, we have continued to innovate and build stunning 20-50 foot boats that embody the essence of luxury and performance.

What sets Regal Boats apart is our status as a privately owned company, allowing us to stay true to our values and focus on our team members. We believe in the power of nurturing our team, fostering a culture of growth, and offering advancement opportunities. At Regal Boats, your passion for boating and dedication will be rewarded with a fulfilling and dynamic career journey.

Our Purpose: Honor God & Enrich Lives.

Our Mission: With God’s help, we will develop an exceptional team dedicated to enriching lives and providing an awesome boating experience.

Regal Boats is seeking a talented and driven AI & Automation Engineer to build and integrate intelligent features into our applications, automate workflows, and support our transition into AI-assisted operations. You will work with .NET (and optionally Python) to deploy LLM-powered tools, document intelligence pipelines, data extraction, and automated workflows that improve efficiency across the organization. This role will help define and implement our long-term AI strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Integrate AI features into internal and external applications (document search, chat, automation, summarization).
2. Build .NET- or Python-based automation workflows that streamline operations.
3. Develop and manage vector search, embeddings, and document intelligence pipelines.
4. Integrate AI with ERP, SQL Server, and internal tools.
5. Support OCR, data extraction, RAG, and knowledge-base workflows.
6. Create APIs and microservices that expose intelligence features across systems.
7. Work closely with developers and data teams to ensure clean, accurate data flows.
8. Implement prompt templates, retrieval strategies, and performance tuning.
9. Assist with AI governance, security, and guardrails.

Required Qualifications

1. Strong C#/.NET development experience.
2. Understanding of modern AI concepts (LLMs, embeddings, vector search, RAG).
3. SQL Server experience for data retrieval and preprocessing.
4. Experience designing APIs and automation logic.
5. Ability to work across data, development, and operations teams.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with Python (FastAPI, LangChain, Pydantic, etc.).
2. Experience with Azure AI, OpenAI, or similar platforms.
3. Experience with OCR tools or document processing systems.
4. Familiarity with containerization (Docker) or microservices.

Work Environment
ON-SITE Required. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be sitting at a desk and working on a computer for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to access and navigate all areas in the facility and access all machinery.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

Regal Marine Industries, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Regal Marine Industries, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Regal Marine Industries, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Regal Marine Industries, Inc.’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

This job offer is contingent upon passing a mandatory pre-employment drug test and the receipt of background results that are in compliance with the current company policy.