Agentic AI Engineer Lead

Carrier; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 96,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid time off

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Tax-Advantaged Accounts

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Carrier is seeking an Agentic AI Engineer Lead to direct the development, deployment, and scaling of AI agents and agentic workflows across engineering teams. You will define the AI strategy, set standards, and lead governance for enterprise AI initiatives.

Based onsite at Carrier facilities, you will mentor engineers, drive POC projects, and ensure measurable business impact while coordinating with hardware, software, and test teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 7+ years of industrial AI/ML experience, or PhD with 5+ years.
• 3+ years of Agentic AI industry experience.
• Willing to travel up to 10% annually, including domestic and international trips.
• Willing and able to adjust working hours for early morning virtual meetings to support global teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI agents and agentic workflows that accelerate engineering processes and productivity.
• Define and execute the Agentic AI strategy, roadmap, standards, and best practices across Carrier Engineering.
• Architect AI-powered solutions using LLMs, AI agents, RAG, and workflow orchestration frameworks.
• Collaborate with software, systems, electrical, mechanical, and test engineering teams to identify and deliver AI solutions.
• Establish governance, security, evaluation, and responsible AI practices for enterprise AI deployments.
• Lead POC, pilots, and production deployments with measurable business impact.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in AI agent development and deployment.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and drive adoption across engineering.

Skills

Agentic AI

AI strategy

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in AI/CS/EE

PhD in CS/EE/AI

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

LLMOps

RAG

Job description

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

Summary

Carrier is seeking an Agentic AI Engineer Lead for the development, deployment, and scaling of Agentic AI technologies across engineering.

This is a full-time, onsite position operating on a standard Monday through Friday, day shift schedule.

This role can be based in-person at either of the following primary Carrier facilities:

• Indianapolis, IN: 7310 West Morris Street, Indianapolis, IN 46231
• Kennesaw, GA: 1025 Cobb Place Blvd., Kennesaw, GA 30144

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI agents and agentic workflows that accelerate engineering processes and productivity.
• Define and execute the Agentic AI strategy, roadmap, standards, and best practices across Carrier Engineering.
• Architect AI-powered solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and workflow orchestration frameworks.
• Collaborate with software, systems, electrical, mechanical, and test engineering teams to identify and deliver high-value AI solutions.
• Establish governance, security, evaluation, and responsible AI practices for enterprise AI deployments.
• Lead proof-of-concepts, pilots, and production deployments while ensuring measurable business impact and operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in AI agent development, model evaluation, and deployment.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and drive adoption of innovative solutions across the engineering organization.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree with 7+ years of industrial experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering or technical domains, -or- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science with 5+ years of industrial experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering or technical domains.
• 3+ years of Agentic AI industry experience.
• Willing and able to travel up to 10% annually, including both domestic and international trips.
• Willing and able to adjust working hours for early morning virtual meetings to support global teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading teams working on AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, or Agentic AI technologies.
• Strong background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and software engineering.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI agents and agentic workflows to automate and accelerate engineering processes across the product development lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of agent orchestration, prompt engineering, planning, reasoning, memory management, tool calling, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations.
• Experience developing AI assistants and knowledge-based AI solutions using enterprise knowledge repositories, vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technologies.
• Experience deploying enterprise AI solutions on AWS and/or Azure and integrating them with engineering tools, repositories, APIs, knowledge sources, and enterprise platforms.
• Knowledge of AI evaluation, governance, and monitoring best practices, including Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps), and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for enterprise AI deployment.
• Experience adapting, fine-tuning, and evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) using enterprise and domain-specific data.
• Experience in engineering product development, systems engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, controls, simulation, or digital engineering.
• Application experience in HVAC and refrigeration products.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

Thisposition is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days fromJobPosting Date: 22 September 2026

Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.