Principal Engineer, AI Applications

Date Posted:

2023-09-12

Country:

India

Location:

North Gate Business Park Sy.No 2/1, and Sy.No 2/2, KIAL Road, Venkatala Village, Chowdeshwari Layout, Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka 560064

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

The Applied Research & Technology (ART) department works with teams around the globe, collaborating with them towards building prototypes, demonstrators, and new products, thereby enabling better innovation and business outcomes for Collins Aerospace.

The Emerging Technologies team, part of ART, pursues advanced, emerging, and disruptive technologies and methods relevant to multiple strategic business units (SBUs) with a focus on AI/ML, AR/VR, Cloud and Advance Software Engineering methods.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated individual who is ready to grow and develop the ART – Emerging Technologies team. The individual will be responsible for providing Technical Leadership to multiple advanced and disruptive technology projects with different stakeholders around the globe. The individual will also be responsible for guiding the teams towards delivering successful Proof of Concepts, Technology Demonstrators and New Product Development.

We are also looking for a candidate who is passionate about AI/ML technology development. The candidate should have a strong background in developing AI/ML applications and should have a good knowledge of Aerospace products & services. The candidate needs to an active communicator, a good influencer and fluent in the dynamic and everchanging environment of the research and innovation domain.

Responsibilities & Duties:

·Lead project teams to ensure maximum performance, providing purpose, direction, and motivation towards developing AI/ML applications at Collins Aerospace.

·Lead projects activities such as requirements definition, architecture design, technology stack selection, development & deployment.

·Identifying relevant AI/ML technologies that can be leveraged for the use cases and build confidence with the customer early in the project through preliminary & critical design reviews.

·Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

·Interface with Start-ups and Academia to build new partnerships.

·Identify Technology and Industry disruptions in AI/ML on the horizon.

·Be an active participant in International Conferences & Symposiums in AI/ML and write research & white papers which get accepted in these forums.

Key Competencies & Skillsets:

·Good Technical Leadership skills in prior role with experience in coaching and educating project teams to strengthen team members’ capabilities and skill sets.

·Strong Software Development experience with AI/ML applications developed for Cloud or Embedded platforms. Good hands-on experience in at least two of the languages - Python, C, C#, C++ or Java is required.

·Good experience with Cloud Services & MLOps. Additionally, prior experience in developing AI/ML software for Aerospace industry is a plus.

·Strong experience with at least one of the domains – Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Data Analytics, with a reasonable understanding of the other two domains. Prior Experience in Generative AI or Explainable AI is a plus.

·Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills for influencing without authority.

·Ability to communicate clearly and well, both verbally and in written form, developing strong partnerships across functions to drive measurable operational results.

·Strong focus on quality and ability to navigate through company specific processes.

·Ability to ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders both internally across several business units, and externally with third parties.

·Excels in a fast-paced environment with high degree of accountability.

·Diligent, disciplined, flexible, reliable, and strives for highest quality output.

Qualifications:

Minimum:

·B Tech. in Computer Science Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering or Avionics with a minimum experience of 10 years.

·At least 5 years of technical leadership experience with teams working on AI/ML technologies.

Recommended:

·Relevant AI/ML Certifications

·Memberships in Industry Bodies related to AI/ML

·Advanced degree/certification in AI/ML would be a plus.