AI Lead

Thales Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Group seeks an senior AI/ML engineer to advance production-grade AI/ML solutions in an enterprise setting, focusing on agentic architectures, retrieval-augmented generation, and intelligent automation. You will engage with modern tech stacks and apply responsible AI practices across avionics, aerospace, and cyber domains.

Based in Bangalore, you will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable AI capabilities, ensure robust model evaluation, and contribute to memory management and tool

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience designing, developing, and deploying production‑grade AI/ML solutions.
• Experience with enterprise AI platforms, shared AI services, or applied AI engineering in large environments.
• Strong understanding of memory management, planning, tool orchestration, model evaluation, guardrails, and responsible AI principles.

Skills

Python

AI/ML production

Agentic architectures

RAG

Model evaluation

Guardrails & Responsible AI

Tools

APIs

Angular

React

TypeScript

Job description

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

• Experience supporting the development or scaling of enterprise AI platforms, shared AI services, or applied AI engineering capabilities.
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience designing, developing, and deploying production‑grade AI/ML solutions within enterprise or large‑scale environments.
• Strong expertise in applied AI solution patterns including agentic architectures, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), orchestration frameworks, evaluation pipelines, and intelligent automation.
• Solid understanding of modern AI system concepts including memory management, planning, tool orchestration, model evaluation, guardrails, and responsible AI principles.
• Strong proficiency in Python and modern application development technologies including APIs, Angular, React, and TypeScript
• Experience working within aviation, aerospace, inflight entertainment, or other mission‑critical technology industries..

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.