What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI & Automation Engineer (Hybrid - Houston, Texas Based) position at RectorSeal?
Title: AI & Automation Engineer (Hybrid – Houston, TX)
Location: Houston, TX (Spenwick Campus)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3–4 days onsite per week)
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
We’re looking for an experienced AI & Automation Engineer to help build it from the ground up. If you’re passionate about intelligent automation, AI innovation, and delivering high‑impact solutions across diverse business functions, this role offers the opportunity to shape our future. This is a hybrid position requiring 3–4 days onsite at our Houston Spenwick facility.
What You’ll Do
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an office environment. The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will be required to read, communicate verbally and/or in written form, remember and analyze certain information, and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type, touch, handle, feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
The employee must be able to occasionally lift and or move up to 25lbs. This position requires computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Compensation: RectorSeal has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the CSWI Board of Directors.
About RectorSeal
Based in Houston, Texas, RectorSeal, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc. [NYSE: CSW] and is a leading provider of quality solutions for the professional trades serving heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC/R), plumbing, electrical, and construction markets. For more information about RectorSeal’s innovative products and brands that increase efficiency and improve reliability, please visit www.RectorSeal.com.
About CSW Industrials
CSW Industrials is a diversified industrial growth company with industry-leading operations in three segments: Contractor Solutions, Specialized Reliability Solutions, and Engineered Building Solutions. CSW provides niche, value-added products with two essential commonalities: performance and reliability. The primary end markets we serve with our well-known brands include HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical, general industrial, architecturally-specified building products, energy, mining, and rail transportation.
Location: Houston, TX (Spenwick Campus)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3–4 days onsite per week)
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
We’re looking for an experienced AI & Automation Engineer to help build it from the ground up. If you’re passionate about intelligent automation, AI innovation, and delivering high‑impact solutions across diverse business functions, this role offers the opportunity to shape our future. This is a hybrid position requiring 3–4 days onsite at our Houston Spenwick facility.
What You’ll Do
- Build RPA workflows (UiPath, Power Automate) and AI‑driven solutions including intelligent agents, ML models, and custom automations
- Integrate solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, databases, and cloud platforms
- Analyze business processes, assess automation feasibility, and document solution designs
- Test, debug, and optimize workflows and AI models
- Research emerging AI technologies (LLMs, RAG, agentic AI) and recommend adoption strategies
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions
- Create technical documentation, user guides, and training materials
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and development standards
- 3 years of RPA and/or AI/ML development experience
- Strong UiPath Studio/Orchestrator skills
- Experience deploying AI models or intelligent agents
- Strong understanding of automation and AI best practices
- Experience integrating with REST APIs and cloud platforms (Azure, Oracle Cloud)
- Strong SQL and database experience
- Debugging, testing, and problem‑solving expertise
- Experience with GitLab, CI/CD, and agile methodologies
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Python or Java
- Experience with LLMs, RAG, or agentic AI frameworks
- Azure Functions, Azure ML, Logic Apps, or Oracle Cloud
- Exposure to data engineering or data pipelines
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an office environment. The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will be required to read, communicate verbally and/or in written form, remember and analyze certain information, and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type, touch, handle, feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
The employee must be able to occasionally lift and or move up to 25lbs. This position requires computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Compensation: RectorSeal has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the CSWI Board of Directors.
About RectorSeal
Based in Houston, Texas, RectorSeal, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc. [NYSE: CSW] and is a leading provider of quality solutions for the professional trades serving heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC/R), plumbing, electrical, and construction markets. For more information about RectorSeal’s innovative products and brands that increase efficiency and improve reliability, please visit www.RectorSeal.com.
About CSW Industrials
CSW Industrials is a diversified industrial growth company with industry-leading operations in three segments: Contractor Solutions, Specialized Reliability Solutions, and Engineered Building Solutions. CSW provides niche, value-added products with two essential commonalities: performance and reliability. The primary end markets we serve with our well-known brands include HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical, general industrial, architecturally-specified building products, energy, mining, and rail transportation.