AI Engineer

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time AI Engineer in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your AI and data science expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, collaborative, and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll play a crucial role in defining, developing, managing, and sustaining AI models to meet project and customer needs. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as software development, data engineering, and project management), collaborate with domain experts to understand requirements and data characteristics, and research new methods to enhance the robustness and trustworthiness of AI/ML algorithms, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of designing, building, and maintaining AI/ML models, but also supporting the industrialization of AI solutions and contributing to the AI community through publications and projects.

We’ll look to you for:

• Collecting, transforming, and exploring data from diverse sources to prepare it for model construction

• Identifying biases or flaws in datasets and ensuring training/validation design aligns with operational needs

• Collaborating with domain experts to understand product specifics and data characteristics

• Designing and implementing AI/ML models to automate and enhance operational efficiency

• Researching new methods to improve AI robustness, explainability, and trustworthiness

• Showcasing AI capabilities through prototypes, presentations, dashboards, and technical reports

• Collaborating with external partners to evaluate new mathematical approaches and AI technologies

• Supporting software development teams in industrializing AI solutions

• Planning and executing AI training sessions

• Participating in conferences and contributing to the AI community

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in artificial intelligence, computer science, or engineering supplemented by extensive training in Data Science and AI (minimum 8 years of experience)

• Excellent knowledge of Python programming

• Knowledge of modern statistics, text mining, image processing, or natural language processing (NLP, NLI, NLU)

• Experience with Python data science tools (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, Keras, NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI)

• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform

• Strong knowledge of AI and machine learning algorithms (e.g., classification, regression, dimensionality reduction, Bayesian models, neural networks, deep learning)

• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) such as BERT, GPT-4, Llama 2, and Mistral

• Experience working with Agile methodologies and tools

• Knowledge of Generative AI frameworks (e.g., HuggingFace, LlamaIndex)

• Experience developing AI-based retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications

• Experience with cloud services (e.g., PaaS, SaaS, REST APIs, serverless functions)

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Flexibility to work successfully with both local and international teams

• Fluent in English

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey - the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from monotonous routines

• Work with cutting-edge AI and data technologies

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of smarter mobility

• Utilize our flexible and inclusive working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning opportunities

• Progress towards senior roles in AI and data science

• Enjoy a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.