We are seeking 6 talented and forward-thinking AI/ML Engineers to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. You will be responsible for taking models from initial prototype to robust, production-level deployment and integrating these solutions within Downer’s broader technology landscape.
This role is suited to collaborative, quality-focused engineers who enjoy building, testing and improving production-ready AI solutions with an agentic first mindset. You will work across enterprise scale AI platforms including Azure Databricks and MS Foundry and be well versed in engineering tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and/or Github Copilot.
You’ll be working within product delivery teams and will collaborate with architecture, cyber security, data governance and platform engineering teams as well as being a key influencer with business stakeholders.
This position is Australia-based, with Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane preferred and may require occasional travel to various Downer sites.
In this role, you will:
This is an opportunity to contribute to Downer’s uplift in AI-native delivery while developing your technical depth across modern AI/ML engineering, agentic workflows and governed enterprise AI.
You are a hands-on engineer who enjoys transforming complex problems into practical, reliable and maintainable solutions.
You are curious about emerging AI engineering tools, a coder at heart but take pragmatic and responsible approaches to using AI tooling to accelerate development in enterprise environments. You are comfortable collaborating with product, architecture, security, governance and business stakeholders, and can explain technical concepts, limitations and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
You are known for your curiosity, sound technical judgement and commitment to producing secure, reliable and explainable AI solutions that deliver meaningful business outcomes.
Why Downer?
As a trusted name in infrastructure, transport, facilities management, and construction, Downer is committed to delivering projects that create a lasting, positive legacy.
We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve, and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.
Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply — potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
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