AI Solution Architect and Product Owner – Cost Value Engineering

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Working with international team

Flexible working hours and work from 


Meal allowance

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking an AI Solution Architect and Product Owner for Cost Value Engineering (CVE) based in Portugal. The role anchors a high-impact AI initiative across global procurement and engineering, delivering end-to-end AI solutions within a secure Central IT environment.

You will design localized, high-performance architectures, govern the technical backlog, and shepherd integrations that drive business value for engineering teams and beyond.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years delivering software/AI solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong Product Ownership with backlog and sprint management experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern local CVE AI platform and environment.
• Architect integrations connecting secure LLMs to data sources and low-code platforms.
• Govern AI deployments and validate ROI before release.
• Mentor decentralized use-case teams and translate problems into sprints.
• Enable citizen developers with secure AI solution frameworks.
• Translate business requirements into technical deliverables and manage delivery pipeline.
• Develop and drive the AI roadmap focusing on rapid POCs.

Skills

AI solution architecture

Product ownership

Backlog management

Python

SQL

LLM integration

Cloud computing

Security & governance

Enterprise IT alignment

Education

Master’s degree

IT Systems Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the AI Solution Architect and Product Owner – Cost Value Engineering (CVE), you are the technical anchor of a newly launched, high-impact AI initiative within our global procurement and engineering function. You design and own the localized, high-performance architecture required to execute complex, end-to-end engineering AI solutions. Operating as the definitive bridge between our specialized business needs and Central IT’s secure environment, you govern the technical backlog, steer development, and architect the integrations that power our tools. You ensure our AI solutions are scalable, secure, and directly drive business value for our engineering community and beyond.

As the AI Solution Architect and Product Owner – Cost Value Engineering (CVE), you are the technical anchor of a newly launched, high-impact AI initiative within our global procurement and engineering function. You design and own the localized, high-performance architecture required to execute complex, end-to-end engineering AI solutions. Operating as the definitive bridge between our specialized business needs and Central IT’s secure environment, you govern the technical backlog, steer development, and architect the integrations that power our tools. You ensure our AI solutions are scalable, secure, and directly drive business value for our engineering community and beyond.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Establish & Own Local CVE AI Platform: Build and govern the dedicated environment hosting our specialized AI applications and intelligent agents.
• Architect Specialized Integration: Connect Central IT’s secure LLMs to localized engineering databases and low-code platforms, maximizing component reuse.
• Govern AI Deployments: Act as the technical tollgate for all releases. Ensure solutions meet Central IT standards and validate business ROI before launch.
• Guide Decentralized Teams: Mentor business-driven use case teams. Translate complex engineering problems into actionable, logical agile sprints.
• Enable Citizen Developers: Architect the foundational frameworks allowing domain experts to securely build, test, and deploy their own AI solutions.
• Design Product Backlog: Translate macro-business requirements into clear technical deliverables and manage the delivery pipeline.
• Drive AI Roadmap: Prioritize rapid, high-impact Proof of Concepts (POCs) to secure immediate wins, basing execution on technical feasibility and accurate effort estimation.

What You Bring

• Master’s degree in computer science, IT Systems Engineering, or a highly relevant technical experience.
• 5+ years of technical delivery experience, with a proven track record in software engineering, architecture, and driving agile AI/ML product lifecycles.
• Strong Product Ownership credentials, specifically managing complex requirements pipelines, backlog refinement, and sprint executions.
• Technical command of deploying modern AI frameworks (RAG, multi-agent architectures) within strict enterprise security boundaries.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 Copilot, responsible AI practices, governance frameworks, security, compliance, and value realization.
• Experience with cloud, data, and analytics platforms (e.g., Snowflake, AWS, Azure, or Microsoft Fabric) and with data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration is a plus.
• Strong programming experience with Python and SQL with knowledge in API connectivity and backend services from development through deployment.
• Knowledge of LLM integration techniques, including prompt engineering, RAG architectures, embeddings, and fine-tuning approaches.
• Supply chain and/or manufacturing knowledge is a plus.

About The Team

The Cost and Value Engineering (CVE) function is the driver of cost transparency and optimization for externally purchased material, components, and systems in the global Siemens Energy product portfolio. We are a diverse and agile team, which centrally supports all Siemens Energy business areas in achieving their goals with focus on competitiveness and profitability.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Working with international team
• Flexible working hours and possibility to work from home
• Meal allowance

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