Lead AI Architect – Digital Aviation Solutions

Lead AI Architect – Digital Aviation Solutions

Company:

Boeing India Private Limited

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability, and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality, and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, leveraging new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrive when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Position Overview:

Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is seeking an Lead AI Architect – Digital Aviation Solutions with a minimum of 12 years of experience in AI/ML, including 5+ years in an architectural role. The ideal candidate will lead the design and implementation of advanced AI solutions that enhance aviation operations and customer experiences, driving digital transformation in aviation.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead design and technical direction, establishing AI/ML solutions and fostering a culture of innovation.

• Architect and build the AI Factory—a centralized repository of reusable models, GenAI prompts, agents, pipelines, APIs, and accelerators.

• Design and implement robust, scalable AI solutions and platforms to support multi-step reasoning and traditional ML workloads.

• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, including LLMs, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks.

• Collaborate with product owners, engineers, and data scientists to deliver AI-first solutions that align with business strategy.

Core Responsibilities:

AI/ML Platform Architecture

• Design scalable, cloud-native solutions using platforms like Dataiku, SageMaker, Databricks, and services from AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Integrate traditional ML, LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agent-based systems into digital aviation solutions.

• Ensure ethical and responsible AI implementation by establishing governance frameworks.

Engineering & MLOps/LLMOps

• Architect CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML using Azure DevOps, GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Implement observability and monitoring solutions, including model drift and versioning.

Cross-Team Enablement

• Serve as a technical advisor to teams across aviation, including data scientists and AI engineers.

• Create and maintain reusable SDKs, onboarding kits, and architecture templates to drive adoption.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• A bachelor’s degree (B.Tech) or higher is REQUIRED.

• 12+ years in AI/ML with 5+ years in an architectural role.

• Proven experience in developing and scaling AI/ML solutions and platforms from zero to production.

• Expert level proficiency in Python, SQL, and machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and scikit-learn.

• Strong expertise in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Databricks.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Strong leadership and mentorship experience across multi-disciplinary teams.

• Ability to translate complex AI concepts into actionable, business-aligned solutions.

• Experience with AI-driven geospatial analysis and working with aviation-specific datasets is a plus.

Typical Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with 12+ years of relevant work experience. Master's degree with 11+ years' experience

Relocation:

• This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 - Morning (India)