Lead AI Systems Engineer - Remote Ready

Airbus Americas; Grand Prairie (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Americas seeks a Lead AI Solutions Systems Engineer to drive advanced analytics initiatives across multiple U.S. sites. The role demands translating business problems into scalable AI architectures, prototyping PoCs, and guiding governance for enterprise platforms.

The candidate will lead collaboration with global teams, align with security and data governance standards, and travel ~10% to support implementations and cross‑regional efforts.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in AI (ML/Data Science), Computer Science, or a quantitative field.
• 10+ years of experience in advanced analytics and AI initiatives.
• Experience leading production‑grade architectures and data pipelines.
• Ability to translate complex business problems into technical specs.
• Strong collaboration across global teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and translate business goals into AI architectures.
• Prototype PoCs, establish sandboxes, and co-author code with partners.
• Govern platform evolution and migrate toward enterprise no‑code/agentic solutions.
• Coordinate with European teams to ensure alignment with governance standards.

Skills

Technical rigor

Software engineering

Data modeling

System architecture

Collaboration

Open-mindedness

Education

Master’s degree in AI/Data Science/CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

GCP Cloud Run

Python

Job description

Airbus Americas seeks a Lead AI Solutions Systems Engineer to drive advanced analytics initiatives across multiple U.S. sites. The role demands translating business problems into scalable AI architectures, prototyping PoCs, and guiding governance for enterprise platforms.

The candidate will lead collaboration with global teams, align with security and data governance standards, and travel ~10% to support implementations and cross‑regional efforts.