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AI Solutions Engineer roles sit squarely in STEM OPT territory: employers must be enrolled in E-Verify, and your STEM degree unlocks the 24-month extension beyond your initial 12-month OPT period, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization to build your U.S. career in AI.
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The AI Portfolio & Cybersecurity Engineer manages and coordinates the organization's AI portfolio while supporting the design, implementation, and governance of AI and LLM-based solutions. The role also strengthens the organization's cybersecurity capabilities by engineering security tools and assisting with vulnerability management, incident response, and GRC activities. Its purpose is to help translate AI opportunities into secure, governed, and measurable business solutions while improving the organization's overall cyber resilience.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain the enterprise AI portfolio, including proposed, approved, pilot, active, and completed initiatives.
- Coordinate the AI business-use-case intake, evaluation, prioritization, approval, and project lifecycle processes.
- Track AI project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, resource needs, costs, benefits, and value realization.
- Prepare AI portfolio dashboards, status reports, metrics, and executive-level updates.
- Partner with business units, IT, cybersecurity, Legal, HR, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into secure AI solutions.
- Assist IT and technical teams with designing, building, testing, integrating, and deploying AI and large language model (LLM) solutions.
- Evaluate AI platforms, models, vendors, and technical architectures for security, functionality, scalability, and business fit.
- Apply AI governance requirements related to data protection, privacy, acceptable use, human oversight, model risk, and regulatory compliance.
- Engineer, install, configure, integrate, maintain, and troubleshoot cybersecurity tools and supporting technologies.
- Develop automation, integrations, and AI-assisted workflows that improve cybersecurity operations and organizational efficiency.
- Support vulnerability management activities, including scanning, analysis, risk prioritization, remediation coordination, validation, and reporting.
- Assist with cybersecurity incident response, including investigation, containment, evidence collection, documentation, recovery, and post-incident review.
- Support governance, risk, and compliance activities, including risk assessments, control evaluations, audits, policy development, and evidence collection.
- Monitor emerging AI technologies, cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, regulations, and industry practices.
- Develop technical documentation, implementation procedures, user guidance, and knowledge-transfer materials.
- Promote the secure and responsible adoption of AI through stakeholder consultation, training, and ongoing support.
- Perform other cybersecurity engineering and operational responsibilities as assigned based on organizational priorities.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience.
- Three to five years of experience in cybersecurity, IT engineering, AI solutions, systems administration, or a related technical role.
- Experience implementing, configuring, integrating, or supporting cybersecurity technologies and enterprise IT systems.
- Working knowledge of AI technologies, large language models, automation, APIs, cloud platforms, and secure solution-development practices.
- Experience supporting projects or portfolios, including requirements gathering, status tracking, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and executive reporting.
- Practical experience in one or more cybersecurity disciplines, such as vulnerability management, incident response, security operations, or governance, risk, and compliance.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity and AI governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and data-protection principles.
- Relevant certifications—such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CISSP Associate, cloud, project management, or AI-related credentials—are preferred but not required.
Scope of Duties and Responsibilities
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by supervisors or management.
All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the required skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.
Additional Details:
Superior Essex is the parent brand of Essex Solutions, Superior Essex Communications, IVA, Lacroix + Kress, Hi-Wire, and Essex Brownell. It has over 3,000 employees in 11 countries, on three continents. Superior Essex is the leading, global provider of magnet wire and is on the forefront of communications fiber application as well as Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology. It is instrumental in creating disruptive technological advancements in the electrification of the automotive, energy, and industrial sectors. Superior Essex is committed to pioneering smart building technology while also setting the pace on sustainability. Superior Essex is Everywhere You Live and Work®. Additional information is available at superioressex.com.
Position Overview
The AI Portfolio & Cybersecurity Engineer manages and coordinates the organization's AI portfolio while supporting the design, implementation, and governance of AI and LLM-based solutions. The role also strengthens the organization's cybersecurity capabilities by engineering security tools and assisting with vulnerability management, incident response, and GRC activities. Its purpose is to help translate AI opportunities into secure, governed, and measurable business solutions while improving the organization's overall cyber resilience.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain the enterprise AI portfolio, including proposed, approved, pilot, active, and completed initiatives.
- Coordinate the AI business-use-case intake, evaluation, prioritization, approval, and project lifecycle processes.
- Track AI project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, resource needs, costs, benefits, and value realization.
- Prepare AI portfolio dashboards, status reports, metrics, and executive-level updates.
- Partner with business units, IT, cybersecurity, Legal, HR, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into secure AI solutions.
- Assist IT and technical teams with designing, building, testing, integrating, and deploying AI and large language model (LLM) solutions.
- Evaluate AI platforms, models, vendors, and technical architectures for security, functionality, scalability, and business fit.
- Apply AI governance requirements related to data protection, privacy, acceptable use, human oversight, model risk, and regulatory compliance.
- Engineer, install, configure, integrate, maintain, and troubleshoot cybersecurity tools and supporting technologies.
- Develop automation, integrations, and AI-assisted workflows that improve cybersecurity operations and organizational efficiency.
- Support vulnerability management activities, including scanning, analysis, risk prioritization, remediation coordination, validation, and reporting.
- Assist with cybersecurity incident response, including investigation, containment, evidence collection, documentation, recovery, and post-incident review.
- Support governance, risk, and compliance activities, including risk assessments, control evaluations, audits, policy development, and evidence collection.
- Monitor emerging AI technologies, cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, regulations, and industry practices.
- Develop technical documentation, implementation procedures, user guidance, and knowledge-transfer materials.
- Promote the secure and responsible adoption of AI through stakeholder consultation, training, and ongoing support.
- Perform other cybersecurity engineering and operational responsibilities as assigned based on organizational priorities.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience.
- Three to five years of experience in cybersecurity, IT engineering, AI solutions, systems administration, or a related technical role.
- Experience implementing, configuring, integrating, or supporting cybersecurity technologies and enterprise IT systems.
- Working knowledge of AI technologies, large language models, automation, APIs, cloud platforms, and secure solution-development practices.
- Experience supporting projects or portfolios, including requirements gathering, status tracking, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and executive reporting.
- Practical experience in one or more cybersecurity disciplines, such as vulnerability management, incident response, security operations, or governance, risk, and compliance.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity and AI governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and data-protection principles.
- Relevant certifications—such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CISSP Associate, cloud, project management, or AI-related credentials—are preferred but not required.
Scope of Duties and Responsibilities
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by supervisors or management.
All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the required skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.
Additional Details:
Superior Essex is the parent brand of Essex Solutions, Superior Essex Communications, IVA, Lacroix + Kress, Hi-Wire, and Essex Brownell. It has over 3,000 employees in 11 countries, on three continents. Superior Essex is the leading, global provider of magnet wire and is on the forefront of communications fiber application as well as Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology. It is instrumental in creating disruptive technological advancements in the electrification of the automotive, energy, and industrial sectors. Superior Essex is committed to pioneering smart building technology while also setting the pace on sustainability. Superior Essex is Everywhere You Live and Work®. Additional information is available at superioressex.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as an AI Solutions Engineer
Verify your degree qualifies before applying
Not every computer science or engineering degree automatically qualifies. Check your program's CIP code against the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List to confirm your specific major is eligible before you apply for the STEM OPT extension.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Any employer who hires you on STEM OPT must be enrolled in E-Verify. Search the E-Verify employer search tool by company name before signing an offer letter. Enrollment status can change, so check at the offer stage, not after.
Target employers with active AI infrastructure roles
AI Solutions Engineers who work on deployed systems are stronger STEM OPT training plan candidates than those in purely client-facing roles. Look for job descriptions that specify model integration, MLOps pipelines, or production AI systems, which map cleanly to a defensible I-983 training plan.
Draft your I-983 training plan before your offer deadline
Your employer must sign your I-983 before your DSO can recommend the STEM OPT extension in SEVIS. Build a draft that ties your AI Solutions Engineer responsibilities to specific learning objectives from your STEM degree, so your employer isn't starting from scratch under deadline pressure.
Use Migrate Mate to find AI Solutions Engineer roles at E-Verify employers
Filter your job search to employers already confirmed in E-Verify. Migrate Mate surfaces AI Solutions Engineer positions at companies verified for STEM OPT hiring, cutting the due-diligence step you'd otherwise run on every application.
File your extension application 90 days before OPT expires
USCIS requires your STEM OPT extension application to be filed while your initial OPT EAD is still valid, and you can apply up to 90 days before it expires. Missing this window means a gap in work authorization that neither you nor your employer can bridge retroactively.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my degree qualify me for the STEM OPT extension as an AI Solutions Engineer?
Your degree qualifies if it appears on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List by CIP code. Degrees in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, and information systems typically qualify. Your DSO can confirm your specific program's CIP code. The job title alone doesn't determine eligibility, your degree field does.
Does my employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify for me to work as an AI Solutions Engineer on STEM OPT?
Yes. E-Verify enrollment is a legal requirement for every employer who hires a STEM OPT student, with no exceptions. You can verify enrollment using the E-Verify employer search tool before you accept an offer. If your employer is not enrolled at the time you start work, your STEM OPT authorization is invalid regardless of what your EAD says.
What should my I-983 training plan include for an AI Solutions Engineer role?
Your I-983 must connect your day-to-day responsibilities to learning goals that relate directly to your STEM degree field. For an AI Solutions Engineer, this typically includes objectives around model deployment, system integration, performance evaluation, and applied machine learning. Vague descriptions like 'assist with AI projects' are insufficient. USCIS expects specificity that demonstrates a genuine educational connection to your degree.
How does the cap-gap rule apply if my employer files an H-1B petition while I'm on STEM OPT?
If your employer files an H-1B visa petition on your behalf before your STEM OPT EAD expires and you're selected in the lottery, the cap-gap rule automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. You don't need to file anything separately, but your employer must have submitted the petition before your current EAD expired for cap-gap to apply.
Where can I find AI Solutions Engineer jobs where the employer is already set up for STEM OPT hiring?
Migrate Mate lists AI Solutions Engineer roles at employers confirmed for E-Verify enrollment, so you can focus your applications on companies already equipped to hire STEM OPT students. This matters because even well-funded employers in AI sometimes haven't completed E-Verify enrollment, and discovering that after an offer is made creates delays that can affect your authorization timeline.