R&D Consultant - AI Integration Specialist

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio) technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to “co-innovate tomorrow”. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

The R&D Consultant – AI Integration Specialist will help establish and coordinate KBC’s AI Centre of Excellence (AI CoE), led by Technology R&D, by enabling the organization to adopt and realize value from generative AI tools and solutions. The role supports a formal network of “AI champions,” delivers AI training and enablement, provides hands‑on support to the user community, and builds advanced prototypes and AI‑driven solutions that accelerate internal efficiency.

The specialist will additionally support developer AI enablement (Git Hub Copilot) by helping teams integrate AI into development workflows, sharing best practices, and running practical coaching sessions focused on real engineering use cases.

• Stand up and operate key AI CoE mechanisms: intake, triage, prioritization, and execution support for internal efficiency AI use cases and proof‑of‑conceptions (PoCs).
• Build and maintain a network of “AI champions,” starting with PoC owners and expanding across additional departments, to create scalable enablement and local expertise.
• Design and deliver AI enablement: role‑based training, playbooks, office hours, “day‑in‑the‑life” examples, and coaching to help users adopt tools effectively (including prompts and context definition for PoCs).
• Provide hands‑on support to the AI user community: troubleshoot issues, guide responsible usage patterns, and help users select the right approach/tool for their scenario.
• Build advanced AI solutions and prototypes (low‑code/no‑code where appropriate, and technical builds where needed), including Copilot Studio agents where applicable, and manage lifecycle: grounding/knowledge sources, validation, monitoring, and controlled updates.
• Partner with IT and governance stakeholders to align with governance frameworks and safe use of generative AI with confidential company data.
• Support Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout and adoption motions, leveraging the AI champion network to scale training and self‑serve support.
• Support developer enablement for Git Hub Copilot: run coffee hours / clinics, curate best practices, and provide workflow guidance (planning vs agent mode, debugging patterns, instruction files such as agent.md/copilot‑instructions.md) to improve outcomes.
• Document standards, templates, SOPs, and “how we work” guidance for AI CoE operations, champion enablement, and solution lifecycle management. (Template‑aligned expectation)

• Solutions Analysis – Analyze specific problems and issues to find the best solutions. Solutions could be technical or professional in nature.
• Data Collection and Analysis – Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
• Documentation and Backup – Create and maintain technical and/or user documentation to a high standard, and back up files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.
• Document Preparation – Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.
• Operational Compliance – Identify, within the…