Lead AI Engineer - Digital Service Solutions

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Location: Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland Job ID: R0131075 Date Posted: 2026-06-16 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O. Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: The Opportunity Business Unit Service is at the forefront of delivering advanced digital and outcome ‑ based service solutions worldwide. Our Service R&D organization develops next ‑ generation digital service solutions that leverage IoT, cloud platforms, data, and AI to enable long ‑ term asset performance, reliability, and operational excellence across the energy and industrial domain. As Lead AI Engineer , you will play a key role in defining and evolving AI capabilities across digital service solutions. You will ensure that AI models, agentic workflows, and AI ‑ enabled services are architected, governed, and integrated as scalable, reusable, and enterprise ‑ ready components embedded into end ‑ to ‑ end service operations. This role directly impacts the success of intelligent service operations, predictive and prescriptive analytics, and AI ‑ augmented decision ‑ making, where model quality, robustness, explainability, and lifecycle governance are critical for business value and customer trust. How You’ll Make an Impact Defining and owning the AI R&D capability strategy and architecture for digital service solutions, covering applied machine learning, advanced analytics, and LLM ‑ based and agentic AI systems Establishing architectural principles and standards aligned with cloud ‑ native delivery models, industrial scalability, and long ‑ lifecycle service solutions Translating service and domain needs into AI models, use cases, and solution ‑ level designs embedded in end ‑ to ‑ end workflows and decision processes Designing and governing AI model lifecycles, including problem framing, validation, deployment, monitoring, and controlled evolution Ensuring AI outputs are actionable, interpretable, and aligned with operational realities and business objectives Leading the design and governance of agentic AI workflows that combine reasoning, orchestration, and automation across service operations Collaborating with data platform, digital platform, and IT teams to ensure AI solutions are supported by scalable data pipelines, feature management, and analytics services Establishing principles and controls for AI quality, explainability, bias mitigation, and ethical use aligned with regulatory and industrial requirements Contributing to AI portfolio alignment, reuse, and standardization across solutions to reduce fragmentation and accelerate value realization Acting as a technical authority and trusted advisor, guiding architecture decisions and supporting capability development across Service R&D Your Background University degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field Proven experience in designing, implementing, or governing applied AI/ML solutions in industrial, IoT, or service ‑ oriented environments Strong understanding of end ‑ to ‑ end AI pipelines, including data preparation, model development, deployment, and monitoring Experience integrating AI into enterprise ‑ scale digital solutions using cloud platforms, microservices, and MLOps practices Ability to translate AI techniques into interpretable, operationally relevant outcomes aligned with service and domain needs Experience working in cross ‑ functional environments across R&D, engineering, service, and digital organizations Strong communication skills and ability to influence architecture and solution decisions across stakeholders Experience with LLM ‑ based systems, agentic AI, or advanced analytics platforms is an advantage Familiarity with AI governance, ethics, compliance, and regulated industrial environments is meriting More About Us We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out. We can provide more information during the recruitment process. We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. 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