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Avathon

AI-driven cybersecurity and operational optimization.

Engineering Manager - SCM Planning, Product Engineering

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In PersonFive days on-site per week in Bengaluru.
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

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Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or AI platform engineering
  • 2+ years leading technical teams (onshore + offshore preferred)
  • Experience designing cloud-native data architectures across AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Strong experience with: Distributed data processing (Spark, Databricks); Streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, IoT Core); Workflow orchestration (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect); Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience building and operating production MLOps systems including CI/CD for ML, model registry, experiment tracking, and drift detection
  • Strong programming expertise in Python and Django
  • Familiarity with React frontend development
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Travis CI, Jenkins)
  • Experience working with large-scale time-series or industrial telemetry data
  • Solid understanding of system reliability, fault tolerance, and high-availability architectures
  • Experience managing projects with customer-facing delivery components
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills
Responsibilities
  • Build and lead an engineering team responsible for Avathon's data and AI platform infrastructure
  • Architect scalable industrial data platforms capable of handling high-velocity IoT and telemetry streams
  • Design resilient real-time and batch data pipelines that power predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and optimization use cases
  • Establish MLOps frameworks to support continuous model training, deployment, and monitoring
  • Partner with AI/ML, Product, and Service Engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions to customers
  • Ensure seamless production handoffs with strong documentation, observability, and SLAs
  • Drive cloud infrastructure, DevOps best practices, and security compliance standards
  • Scale engineering processes for multi-customer deployments in regulated and government environments
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in SCM Planning, industrial AI, manufacturing, energy, utilities, or government sectors
  • Exposure to edge computing architectures and data ingestion from industrial systems (OPC UA, Modbus, Ignition, PI Historian)
  • Experience working with secure or regulated cloud environments, including on-prem and air-gapped deployments
  • Familiarity with data governance and compliance frameworks
  • Understanding of predictive maintenance or asset performance use cases
  • Experience with LLM observability and evaluation tooling in production environments
  • Knowledge of graph databases or knowledge graph platforms

About the company

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Avathon

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Avathon builds AI-powered software and services to improve security, efficiency, and productivity in industries like manufacturing, energy, finance, and defense. Its products include cognitive endpoint protection that uses AI to detect and stop cyber threats on devices, and NLP-based tools that organize large document collections into searchable information. Additional capabilities cover network anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and fleet management for sectors such as maritime, delivered as software licenses or subscriptions with optional professional services. The goal is to help large organizations secure data, optimize operations, and derive actionable insights from their data to support better decision-making.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$286.6M

Headquarters

Pleasanton, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Barrick selected Avathon on September 23, 2026, validating enterprise-grade mining autonomy.
  • Aramco Digital partnered September 1, 2026, opening sovereign industrial AI distribution across Saudi Arabia.
  • Bangalore CoE and Draslovka commercialization expand Avathon’s hiring, research, and mining pipeline.

What critics are saying

  • Avathon faces $5 million ICC arbitration from Aditya Group over alleged contract breach.
  • Barrick and Aramco partnerships concentrate relevance in mega-projects; delayed deployments crush 2027 growth.
  • Hyperscalers and industrial incumbents can bundle similar autonomy tools, commoditizing Avathon’s platform.

What makes Avathon unique

  • Avathon’s Computational Knowledge Graph unifies assets, processes, people, and constraints into one operating layer.
  • The platform targets physical operations, not generic enterprise AI: mining, energy, aerospace, logistics.
  • August 2026 Bangalore CoE and IIT Roorkee lab deepen proprietary Physical AI research talent.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Stock Options

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Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

2%
Newswire
Sep 23rd, 2026
Avathon selected to power an ai-native mining operating model for Barrick's North American business.

Avathon selected to power an ai-native mining operating model for Barrick's North American business. Sep 23, 2026, 09:00 ET Strategic deployment of Avathon's Physical AI platform is building a fully connected, AI-enabled mining enterprise across Barrick's North American gold assets PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /CNW/ - Avathon, a leading provider of Physical AI for industrial operations, today announced that Barrick's North American business has selected Avathon's Autonomy Platform as a strategic technology partner to transform its business. The strategic partnership will connect data, operational knowledge and AI intelligence across the mining value chain, from exploration and mine planning through safety, production, processing, maintenance and supply chain. Avathon's Physical AI will give Barrick the ability to continuously analyze conditions, identify risks and opportunities, support decisions and enable action across critical mining operations. "Mining has historically been organized around individual functions, systems and processes. The opportunity now is to connect those pieces into one intelligent operating system," said Pervinder Johar, Chief Executive Officer of Avathon. "Barrick's North American business is taking a fundamentally different approach by putting AI at the center of how the enterprise understands its operations, makes decisions and acts. This is the evolution from digital mining to an AI-native mining company, where human expertise and Physical AI work together across the entire value chain to drive safer operations, higher productivity, greater recovery and stronger returns." Avathon's platform provides a common intelligence layer across operational systems and data sources. Its proprietary Computational Knowledge Graph connects assets, processes, people, constraints and operational data, while AI agents reason across that context to support decisions and coordinate workflows. Initial applications of Physical AI are expected to include: * Safety: Use computer vision and AI-based monitoring to identify hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors, enabling earlier intervention and helping prevent incidents before they occur. * Production and recovery: Connect ore flow, processing decisions, maintenance activities and operating constraints to improve recovery, reduce variability and increase throughput from mine to mill. * Asset reliability: Monitor asset health to predict potential failures, recommend maintenance actions and improve coordination of repairs, reducing unplanned downtime and improving equipment availability. * Supply chain intelligence: Connect asset health, planned maintenance, inventory, supplier performance and demand forecasts to improve material readiness, reduce supply chain risk and optimize working capital. * Mine planning: Apply AI to operational data and constraints to improve planning and scheduling decisions and better align plans with real-world operating conditions. * Exploration and growth: Apply machine learning to geological, operational and production data to improve exploration decisions and accelerate the conversion of geological opportunities into economic value. "AI has the potential to change how a mining company safely operates at its core," said Mark Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Barrick. "Our ambition is to connect the entire value chain, from exploration through production, unlocking the full potential of our people to make better decisions, more safely. By combining world-class mining expertise with AI, we can improve safety, increase recovery and productivity, strengthen reliability and supply chain performance, and create a more resilient and disciplined operating model." Avathon's approach combines AI with human expertise, with the platform providing continuous analysis, prediction, reasoning and decision support while Barrick's North American mining professionals retain operational judgment, accountability and control. This AI plus human intelligence (HI) approach is supported by internal governance and safeguards designed to ensure AI solutions are developed and deployed safely, responsibly, and with appropriate human oversight as their capabilities evolve. Avathon's platform will provide Barrick with the opportunity to realize the benefits of these initial applications improving performance across its North American gold assets. About Avathon Avathon is a leading AI provider of Autonomy for Operations, bringing Industrial AI into the physical world. The Avathon Autonomy Platform enables organizations to intelligently plan, orchestrate, and execute complex manufacturing, supply chain, and asset management operations by transforming data into knowledge. Designed to scale securely across industrial environments, Avathon improves asset performance and strengthens operational resilience. Learn more at www.avathon.com About Barrick Mining Corporation Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration, and development company. Barrick's North American mining operations comprise a portfolio of long-life gold assets, including major operating mines, and growth projects across the region. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'B' and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'ABX'. SOURCE Avathon Avathon Media Contact, Sean Rollings, [email protected], 650.740.7238

PR Newswire
Sep 23rd, 2026
Barrick selects Avathon's Physical AI platform to build AI-native mining operations across North American gold assets

Barrick's North American business has selected Avathon's Physical AI platform to transform its mining operations into an AI-native enterprise. The strategic partnership will connect data and AI intelligence across the entire mining value chain, from exploration through production and supply chain. Avathon's platform will initially focus on safety monitoring, production optimisation, asset reliability, supply chain management, mine planning, and exploration. The system uses a Computational Knowledge Graph to connect assets, processes, and operational data, whilst AI agents support decision-making across workflows. "Mining has historically been organised around individual functions, systems and processes," said Pervinder Johar, Avathon's chief executive officer. The platform combines AI analysis with human expertise, maintaining operational judgment and accountability with mining professionals. The deployment aims to improve safety, increase recovery and productivity, and strengthen operational resilience across Barrick's North American gold assets.

National Chronicle
Sep 8th, 2026
Avathon, IIT Roorkee plan Physical AI lab to advance industrial autonomy.

Avathon, IIT Roorkee plan Physical AI lab to advance industrial autonomy. Discover more Civil Engineering Housing & Development Urban & Regional Planning Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Avathon and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on Tuesday announced plans to establish a research laboratory focused on advancing Physical AI for the industrial economy. The proposed Avathon Physical AI Lab (Avathon PAL) will be housed in IIT Roorkee's Department of Computer Science and Engineering and is intended to serve as a centre for collaborative research in Physical AI, the institutions said in a joint announcement. The initiative will bring together Avathon's experience in applying AI and autonomy to industrial operations with IIT Roorkee's research capabilities in areas including optimisation, machine learning, knowledge representation and multi-agent systems. The research will focus on complex challenges facing the industrial economy, including large-scale supply planning and logistics and the development of knowledge-driven, continuously learning autonomous systems. "Physical AI is how we bring autonomy to the industrial economy, and there is no better place to advance that science than where my own journey began," said Pervinder Johar, CEO of Avathon and an IIT Roorkee alumnus. Discover more Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Traffic & Route Planners Johar said the partnership was "deeply personal" and highlighted the research talent and capabilities at the institute. IIT Roorkee Director Prof K K Pant said the proposed lab would strengthen the connection between advanced research and real-world industrial challenges. "Physical AI is emerging as a transformative frontier, bringing together artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and physical operations," Pant said. The collaboration would provide researchers and students opportunities to work on complex industrial problems and help translate research into applications, while contributing to India's technological self-reliance and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, he added. Discover more Government Agencies Language Resources The Avathon PAL will work closely with Avathon's recently established AI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. The two centres are envisaged as a link between academic research and industrial deployment. Research emerging from IIT Roorkee is expected to feed into solutions for industrial sectors such as mining, energy, manufacturing, logistics and aerospace. The Bengaluru centre will serve as Avathon's principal industrial counterpart to the academic lab and support the company's research and engineering activities in India. Prof Sugata Gangopadhyay of IIT Roorkee's Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who will be the principal investigator of the proposed lab, said the partnership would combine academic research with real-world industrial relevance. The lab is expected to support sponsored doctoral fellowships, collaborative research projects, student internships and industry exposure at Avathon, besides workshops and technical events involving the wider research community.

PR Newswire
Sep 8th, 2026
Avathon and IIT Roorkee launch Physical AI Lab to advance autonomy for industrial operations

Avathon and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee have announced plans to establish the Avathon Physical AI Lab, a research initiative focused on advancing Physical AI for industrial applications. The laboratory will be housed in IIT Roorkee's Department of Computer Science & Engineering. The partnership combines Avathon's expertise in industrial autonomy with IIT Roorkee's research capabilities in optimisation, machine learning, and multi-agent systems. The lab will work alongside Avathon's AI Centre of Excellence in Bangalore, creating a bridge between academic research and real-world deployment across sectors including mining, energy, manufacturing, and logistics. The initiative will support doctoral fellowships, collaborative research projects, student internships, and technical workshops. Pervinder Johar, Avathon's chief executive officer and an IIT Roorkee alumnus, described the partnership as addressing critical challenges facing the industrial world through Physical AI.

PR Newswire
Sep 1st, 2026
Aramco Digital and Avathon announce strategic partnership to accelerate Industrial AI across Saudi Arabia and the world.

Aramco Digital and Avathon announce strategic partnership to accelerate Industrial AI across Saudi Arabia and the world. Sep 01, 2026, 15:33 ET Partnership combines Aramco Digital's industrial scale and expertise with Avathon's Physical AI and Autonomy Platform to build sovereign Industrial AI capabilities and bring advanced industrial intelligence to customers globally DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia and PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Aramco Digital, a Saudi Industrial AI company, and Avathon, the leader in Autonomy for Operations, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate Industrial AI across Aramco, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and global industrial markets. The partnership combines Aramco Digital's deep industrial expertise, operational scale and technology capabilities with Avathon's proven Physical AI and Autonomy Platform to transform how complex industrial operations are understood, optimized and executed. By bringing together decades of Aramco operating knowledge with Avathon's experience applying AI in complex industrial environments, the companies will help organizations move beyond fragmented data and manual decision-making toward increasingly intelligent and autonomous operations. Unlocking Industrial Value at Scale For Aramco, the partnership brings Industrial AI to the most complex challenges across its operations. AI can help improve the reliability and performance of critical assets, support autonomous inspection and operations, enable engineers and operators to access and scale institutional knowledge, and simulate and optimize complex industrial systems before changes are made in the physical world. The companies will also apply AI to areas such as advanced materials and energy transition and increasingly complex planning, logistics and supply chain operations, helping organizations make better decisions across interconnected industrial systems rather than optimizing individual processes in isolation. "Aramco Digital is uniquely positioned to translate Aramco's industrial scale and expertise into technology that can transform industry globally," said Dr. Ashraf AlTahini, CEO of Aramco Digital. "Our partnership with Avathon combines that foundation with proven Industrial AI capabilities to address some of the most important challenges facing industrial organizations. Together, we can create significant value for Aramco while bringing Saudi industrial innovation and expertise to customers around the world." Bringing Industrial AI to the Global Market Aramco Digital and Avathon will bring these capabilities to customers and partners across energy, aerospace and defense, mining, manufacturing, maritime, logistics and other critical industries in Saudi Arabia and international markets. The partnership will also connect an ecosystem of OEMs, hyperscalers and technology partners, enabling equipment manufacturers to bring digital twins, asset intelligence and specialized models to their customers and allowing technology partners to contribute capabilities and infrastructure to Industrial AI deployments. This combination of industrial expertise, sovereign AI capabilities, technology and ecosystem reach enables organizations to apply intelligence across their operations - from physical assets and engineering to workforce knowledge and global supply chains - and increasingly turn those insights into action. "Industrial AI is moving beyond systems that simply analyze what happened or recommend what to do next. The opportunity is to create systems that understand complex operations and increasingly act on their own," said Pervinder Johar, CEO of Avathon. "Aramco Digital brings an extraordinary combination of industrial expertise and scale, while Avathon brings a proven platform for turning industrial data and knowledge into autonomous action. Together, we can help organizations unlock a new level of operational performance." Avathon's Autonomy Platform is deployed across a range of capital-intensive commercial and government industries, such as defense, mining, energy, aerospace and logistics. Through the partnership, Avathon and Aramco Digital will bring this experience together with Aramco Digital's industrial ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of Industrial AI across Saudi Arabia and global markets. About Aramco Digital Aramco Digital is a Saudi-based Industrial AI company focused on accelerating industrial digital transformation through advanced connectivity, digital platforms, cybersecurity, and AI-powered solutions. The company provides critical industries with secure, reliable, and scalable digital capabilities that enhance operational efficiency, resilience, and long-term value creation. Through its integrated portfolio spanning Digital Connectivity, Digital Industrial Solutions, Digital Platforms, and Digital Business Services, Aramco Digital enables organizations to accelerate their transformation journeys and unlock the full potential of Industrial AI. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, Aramco Digital supports the Kingdom's digital economy ambitions and contributes to Saudi Vision 2030 by developing future-ready digital ecosystems, building national capabilities, and advancing the adoption of transformative technologies across industries. About Avathon Avathon is the leader in Autonomy for Operations. The Avathon Autonomy Platform powers a workforce of autonomous agents, transforming how businesses plan, orchestrate and manage operations across aerospace, defense, manufacturing, energy, mining, supply chain and asset management. For more information, visit www.avathon.com. SOURCE Avathon