Senior AI Research Engineer

Location:Cambridge London UK (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-time permanent

The job

We are seeking a Senior AI Research Engineer to join our AI Investigation and Incubation team. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building prototyping validating and operationalising emerging AI technologies for real-world industrial intelligence use cases.

This role is not a pure academic research position. We are specifically looking for engineers who enjoy turning AI research into working systems making architectural trade-offs and proving feasibility through code experiments and deployable prototypes.

The ideal candidate is an ML Research Engineer or Senior Data Scientist with strong practical instincts who thrives at the intersection of experimentation and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and evaluate emerging AI technologies with a clear focus on practical applicability and deployability

• Design build and iterate on working prototypes and proof-of-concepts rather than theoretical experiments

• Develop fine-tune evaluate and benchmark AI/ML models using real-world datasets

• Assess AI approaches for scalability reliability cost security and operational feasibility

• Make and document engineering and architectural decisions related to model deployment and integration

• Collaborate closely with software engineers architects and platform teams to ensure AI solutions can transition into pilots and downstream products

• Clearly document findings and present actionable recommendations not academic papers to technical and business stakeholders

• Support early-stage pilots and proof-of-value initiatives where AI solutions are exercised in realistic environments

Essential Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning or related field

• 8 years experience in applied AI/ML engineering data science or ML research with production exposure

• 3 years of hands-on experience building training evaluating and deploying ML models

• Strong proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch TensorFlow HuggingFace)

• Solid understanding of AI/ML deployment patterns including:

  • Batch and real-time inference

  • Model APIs and pipelines

  • Integration into distributed systems

• Practical experience with modern AI paradigms such as:

  • Foundation models / LLMs

  • Agent-based systems and orchestration

  • Context retrieval and augmentation techniques

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical investigations and drive them to concrete outcomes

• Ability to connect AI capabilities to practical industrial or enterprise use cases

Desirable Experience

• Experience deploying ML models in cloud environments (Azure preferred AWS acceptable)

• Familiarity with MLOps practices (model versioning evaluation monitoring iteration)

• Experience working with non-ideal real-world data rather than curated research datasets

• Exposure to industrial IoT manufacturing energy or asset-intensive domains

What Success Looks Like

• AI ideas progress beyond research into validated working prototypes

• Technical investigations result in clear go / no-go recommendations

• Prototypes demonstrate feasibility for real-world deployment not just benchmark performance

• Strong collaboration with engineering teams to enable transition into pilots or platforms

• Tangible influence on AI roadmap and technology direction through evidence-backed engineering work

R&D at AVEVA

Our global team of 2000 developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke its the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems join us.

Find out more: Benefits include:

Flexible benefits fund emergency leave days adoption leave 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) pension life cover private medical insurance parental leave education assistance program.

Its possible were hiring for this position in multiple countries in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: working

By default employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life such as energy infrastructure chemicals and minerals safely efficiently and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations our culture and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: out more: requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may subject to those laws include proof of educational attainment employment history verification proof of work authorization criminal records identity verification credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.