AI Researcher: Responsible AI Prototyping & Research

Thales; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales UK is seeking an AI Researcher in Reading to conduct high-impact AI research across defence, space, and digital security. You will collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists and product teams to translate research into validated concepts and reusable capabilities.

The role emphasizes responsible AI, rigorous evaluation, and agile collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver research outputs that can be deployed in real-world solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree/Masters in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science or related technical discipline.
• Strong Python programming and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience conducting AI/ML research or advanced AI development in complex technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct applied and experimental AI research to solve complex problems across defence, aerospace, cyber security, rail and critical infrastructure domains.
• Develop state-of-the-art AI/ML solutions and research prototypes.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure research outputs can transition to engineering teams.

Skills

Python programming

AI/ML research

Deep learning

NLP/LLMs

Computer vision

Reproducibility

Experiment design

Data wrangling

Education

Degree/Masters in AI/CS

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

Hugging Face Transformers

OpenCV

Job description

Thales UK is seeking an AI Researcher in Reading to conduct high-impact AI research across defence, space, and digital security. You will collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists and product teams to translate research into validated concepts and reusable capabilities.

The role emphasizes responsible AI, rigorous evaluation, and agile collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver research outputs that can be deployed in real-world solutions.