Nucor Corporation

AI Solutions Automation Engineer

Nucor Corporation$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in test automation, QA engineering, or AI/ML development
  • Experience building scalable AI or ML solutions in a production environment
  • Proven track record of designing and implementing automated test frameworks
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Azure DevOps and Git
  • Data analysis experience using structured and unstructured enterprise data.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain AI-powered testing automation agents for the software development lifecycle
  • Build scalable ML-driven test data generation frameworks using real steel manufacturing process data
  • Deploy automated MDM validation pipelines utilizing AI/ML for data quality assurance
  • Develop production-ready AI solutions to streamline testing and reduce manual tasks
  • Provide post-launch support including monitoring and improvement of automated frameworks
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance automated test coverage and data quality

Benefits

  • Work within a hands-on, innovative technology team
  • Opportunity to implement cutting-edge AI and automation solutions
  • Contribute to quality assurance across a leading steel manufacturing operation
  • Potential for professional development and collaboration with diverse teams
  • Implement safety practices and maintain high operational standards in all projects
Full Job Description
Job Details

Division: Nucor Business Technology

Location: Dallas, TX, United States

Other Available Locations: North Carolina

Basic Job Functions:

Nucor Business Technology (NBT) is seeking an AI Solutions Automation Engineer to lead the design and development of AI-powered automation and testing solutions for the software delivered to our steelmaking divisions. This role is primarily focused on building intelligent test automation frameworks, AI-driven quality assurance pipelines, and automated MDM solutions - leveraging machine learning and generative AI to eliminate manual effort across the software development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate is deeply hands-on with test automation and AI/ML tooling, capable of building scalable frameworks for test data generation, autonomous test execution, and continuous quality validation. They will partner closely with developers, data teams, architects, and business stakeholders to embed automation at every stage of delivery - from development through production support.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Design, build, and maintain AI-powered testing automation agents that autonomously generate, execute, and evaluate test cases as an in-line part of the SDLC - integrated into CI/CD pipelines via tools such as Azure DevOps, Tosca, K6, or Playwright.
  • Build scalable, ML-driven test data generation frameworks based on real steel manufacturing process data, enabling realistic and repeatable test scenarios across enterprise systems.
  • Design and deploy automated MDM validation pipelines that use AI/ML to detect anomalies, enforce data quality standards, and reduce manual master data effort across divisions.
  • Develop and deploy production-ready AI solutions - including agentic workflows, data pipelines, and intelligent automations - that eliminate manual, repetitive processes across testing, MDM, and solution support.
  • Provide post-launch support including monitoring, defect triage, and iterative improvement of automated frameworks; deliver documentation and knowledge transfer so solutions can be maintained and extended by others.
  • Partner with developers, data teams, architects, and business stakeholders to continuously expand automated test coverage, improve data quality, and align automation with NBT delivery standards.


This is a fulltime, permanent position with the Nucor Business Technology Team. Teammate location may be based in Irving, TX, Charlotte, NC or any Nucor steelmaking division with the agreement of that division. Travel is required up to 50%.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field, OR equivalent practical experience.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in test automation, QA engineering, or AI/ML development.
  • Prior hands-on experience building AI or ML solutions that scale in a production environment.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and implementing automated test frameworks (e.g., Tosca, K6, Playwright, or similar).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control tools such as Azure DevOps and Git.
  • Data analysis experience using structured and unstructured data from a variety of enterprise sources.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working with and testing software solutions such as Oracle EBS, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, PSI, Manufacturing Execution systems.
  • Hands-on experience with AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Co-Pilot, Codex.
  • Experience in utilizing and deploying modern data architecture including tools such as Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, Informatica, IICS, and Databricks.
  • Experience working with a fully integrated SLDC including tools like Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and testing automation software such as Tosca, K6, Playwright.


About Nucor Corporation

Nucor Corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The Company operates in two business segments: steel mills and steel products. Principal products from the steel mills segment include hot-rolled steel and cold-rolled steel. Steel mills segment’s hot-rolled steel products include angles, rounds, flats, channels, sheet, wide-flange beams, pilings, billets, blooms, beam blanks and plate. Principal products from the steel products segment include steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, metal building systems and light gauge steel framing. In March 2008, Nucor Corporation completed the acquisition of SHV North America Corporation, which owns 100% of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) and related affiliates. In April 2008, Nucor Corporation completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Metal Recycling Services Inc. MRS will operate under the name, Metal Recycling Services, LLC.

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Learn more about Nucor Corporation
Size
28,800 employees
Market Cap
$35.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$721.4 million
Founded
1940
5 Year Trend
+17.6%
Revenue
$20.1 billion
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