Sr Director Software Engineering AI & Ontology

As Senior Director Software Engineering - Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Ontologyat Honeywell Technologies you will be responsible for designing and scaling next-generation intelligent platforms. This role sits at the intersection of advanced engineering data/AI strategy and enterprise architecture translating complex business and customer challenges into robust scalable and explainable AI-enabled solutions. The Senior Director will be both strategic and hands-on setting technical direction while mentoring senior architects and influencing executive stakeholders.

You will report directly to the VP Chief Technology Officer Forge & AI and will work out of the Atlanta GA office on a hybrid work schedule.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical & Architectural Leadership

• Define and own the end-to-end software architecture for AI/ML-enabled platforms emphasizing ontologies semantic models and knowledge representation.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable production-grade AI/ML systems including data pipelines model lifecycle management and inference services.
• Drive the development and adoption of enterprise ontologies and domain models to enable interoperability reasoning explainability and data reuse across platforms.
• Ensure architectural alignment across cloud edge and on-prem deployments.
• Establish engineering best practices around model governance explainable AI (XAI) data quality security and compliance.

AI/ML Strategy & Execution

• Partner with product data science and business leaders to identify high-value AI/ML use cases and translate them into executable engineering roadmaps.
• Guide teams on model selection training strategies feature engineering and MLOps ensuring solutions are robust ethical and scalable.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies frameworks and tools with a pragmatic value-driven mindset.

Stakeholder & Enterprise Influence

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior leaders clearly communicating complex architectural and AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Influence enterprise standards and long-term technology strategy related to AI data and software engineering.
• Collaborate closely with global engineering security legal and compliance teams to ensure responsible AI deployment.

YOU MUST HAVE

• 10 years of progressive software engineering experience including cloud-native architectures distributed systems and modern software engineering practices
• Hands-on experience with ontology design semantic modeling knowledge graphs or domain-driven data models
• Demonstrated success delivering AI/ML-powered production systems at scale
• Blend of hands-on technical depth and strategic leadership experience

US PERSON REQUIREMENTS

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations candidate must be a U.S. Person which is defined as a U.S. citizen a U.S. permanent resident or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.

WE VALUE

• Bachelors and advanced degrees in Computer Science Engineering AI Data Science or related field
• Strong background in cloud-native architectures distributed systems and modern software engineering practices
• Experience with MLOps platforms model governance and AI lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with explainable AI ethical AI and regulatory considerations in enterprise environments.
• Prior experience in industrial enterprise or highly regulated domains.
• Proven ability to lead senior technical talent and influence across organizational boundaries

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL TECHNOLGIES

In addition to a competitive salary leading-edge work and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields Honeywell Technologies employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Accounts EAP and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave Paid Time Off (for vacation personal business sick time and parental leave) and 12 Paid Holidays. For more informationClick Here.

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