Senior Data Science & AI Engineer

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments institutions and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space cybersecurity and digital identity were driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Thales Research & Technology (TRT) is Thales international research organization transforming innovative ideas into technological differentiators that power the next generation of Singapore TRT strengthens Thales presence within the scientific and engineering communities by fostering innovation collaboration and knowledge sharing while attracting world-class research talent to advance our technological expertise.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Science & AI Engineer to join our dynamic this role you will contribute to the development of intelligent systems that transform operational data into actionable insights enabling end users to make trusted data-driven decisions through AI and advanced analytics. The role is based at Thales Avionics industry and manufacturing facility working within the Avionics Industry Centre of Excellence (CoE) and collaborating with multiple flight avionics sites.

Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain AI-powered software data and automation solutions following cyber security frameworks and compliance to improve manufacturing operations engineering processes and business efficiency within an Agile/Scrum with project managers business users and engineering teams to gather requirements develop proof-of-concepts (POCs) and deliver scalable production-ready solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Own the full software development lifecycle including solution architecture UI/X design coding testing code reviews CI/CD deployment maintenance and technical documentation.
• Design build and maintain scalable DataOps and MLOps pipelines ensuring reliable data integration processing model deployment monitoring and governance.
• Develop AI applications using Large Language Models (LLMs) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) AI agents and workflow automation to enhance engineering productivity and operational decision-making.
• Integrate data from enterprise and manufacturing systems including MES ERP IoT devices sensors manufacturing databases and engineering applications while ensuring data quality security and compliance.
• Design and implement intelligent automation alerting and notification systems that streamline workflows reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with IT infrastructure teams and operational stakeholders (such as providing user training and gather user requirement and feedback) to deploy secure scalable and reliable AI solutions while continuously monitoring and optimizing solution performance and measurable business impact and efficiency and maintain technical documentation deployment procedures user guides and reusable knowledge assets to support long-term maintenance and knowledge transfer.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation by continuously exploring emerging AI technologies sharing knowledge and driving the adoption of best practices across the team.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Data Science Information Technology or a related discipline with at least 3 years of relevant industry experience in software engineering AI application development or manufacturing digitalization.
• Strong programming skills in Python with experience in Java C# or JavaScript considered an advantage and hands-on experience building RESTful APIs using frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
• Practical experience developing AI solutions using LLMs RAG AI agents and modern AI frameworks such as LangChain LangGraph OpenAI APIs Mistral Ollama or similar technologies. Experience with Dataiku and GCP data engineering services is an advantage.
• Solid understanding of data engineering DataOps MLOps SQL databases enterprise system integration containerization (Docker) Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and systems-thinking skills with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable secure and maintainable AI solutions.
• Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills with a proactive mindset strong ownership and a passion for continuous learning and innovation.

At Thales were committed to fostering a workplace where respect trust collaboration and passion drive everything we do. Here youll feel empowered to bring your best self thrive in a supportive culture and love the work you do. Join us and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference for a safer greener and more inclusive world.