AI Application Principal Technologist - Engineering

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Job Title: AI Application Principal Technologist

Location: Beijing

Employment Type: Full-time

The job  

The AI Application Principal Technologist will lead the design and implementation of Agent-based capabilities within AVEVA's Engineering portfolio. This role is responsible for defining AI-native architectures, enabling multi-agent systems, and transforming existing product capabilities into intelligent services accessible through modern AI interaction models. You will work closely with Product and Engineering teams to bring cutting-edge AI technologies into industrial software solutions.

Key responsibilities 

• Design and implement Agent-based capabilities within Engineering products.
• Define AI-native product architectures and drive adoption of modern AI interaction patterns.
• Transform existing product capabilities into Agent-ready and MCP-enabled service architectures.
• Design and implement multi-agent systems to enhance product intelligence and automation.
• Strong understanding of AI infrastructure, including model serving, vector databases, retrieval systems, inference optimization, observability, and AI operations.
• Experience designing and operating AI platforms that support Agent workloads at scale.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, containerization technologies, and modern AI deployment patterns.

Essential requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.
• Experience building enterprise AI platforms, AI gateways, RAG systems, vector databases, and model lifecycle management frameworks.
• Understanding of AI infrastructure components including model routing, caching, observability, evaluation, security, and cost optimization.
• Experience with multi-agent systems and large-scale Agent orchestration frameworks.
• Knowledge of 3D design software, AVEVA PDMS/E3D/UE preferred

Desired skills and competencies

• Passion for innovation and a strong curiosity about emerging AI technologies and application patterns.
• Ability to drive impact through scalable AI architectures and reusable engineering frameworks.
• Experience designing complex multi-agent systems and AI-powered enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of CAD/CAE software, or model customization techniques such as LoRA and Adapter fine tuning.

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 – it’s 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.

You’ll also be joining an award-winning workplace. AVEVA is Great Place to Work® Certified™ in multiple countries, reflecting the culture our people create every day. Explore our awards and recognition.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/

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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.
 
Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.