Lead AI Engineer - Digital Service Solutions

Hitachi, Ltd.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 320,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness programs

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Home office equipment allowance

Spectacles allowance

Company events

Psychological support

Free parking

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Kraków is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to define and evolve AI capabilities across digital service solutions. You will ensure AI models, agentic workflows, and AI-enabled services are architected, governed, and integrated into end-to-end service operations.

This role requires experience designing or governing AI/ML in industrial or IoT environments, strong cloud, MLOps, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities, with a focus on explainability and lifecycle governance.

Qualifications

• University degree in CS, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience designing or governing AI/ML solutions in industrial or IoT contexts.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end AI pipelines: data prep, model, deployment, monitoring.
• Experience with cloud platforms, microservices, and MLOps.
• Ability to translate AI techniques into operational outcomes.
• Experience across R&D, engineering, service, and digital teams.
• Strong communication to influence architecture decisions.
• Experience with LLM-based or agentic AI is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI governance, ethics and regulated environments is meriting.

Responsibilities

• Define and own AI R&D capability strategy and architecture.
• Establish architectural principles for cloud-native delivery and scalability.
• Translate service and domain needs into AI models and designs.
• Design and govern AI model lifecycles, including validation and deployment.
• Ensure AI outputs are actionable, interpretable, and aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the design and governance of agentic AI workflows across service operations.
• Collaborate with data platform, digital platform, and IT teams for scalable pipelines.
• Establish AI quality, explainability, bias mitigation, and ethics controls.
• Contribute to AI portfolio alignment and standardization across solutions.
• Act as a technical authority guiding architecture decisions.

Skills

AI/ML design

End-to-end pipelines

MLOps practices

LLM-based systems

Agentic AI

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Data Science

Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Microservices

MLOps tooling

LLM tooling

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

At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives.

Our benefits offering for this role generally includes:

• Private medical care and life insurance
• Access to fitness and wellness programs
• Access to benefits platform with discounts and perks
• Employee Capital Plans (PPK)
• Equipment for working from home or allowances for setting up a workplace at home
• Spectacles and contact lenses allowance
• Company events and team‑building activities
• Psychological support program
• Free parking available

Add if applicable: additional benefits may apply depending on the role, grade, and business requirements.

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.