Principal Vehicle AI Architect Research (f/m/x)

INNOVATION IS IMAGINING WHAT NO ONE ELSE CAN

At the BMW Group, everything starts with passion. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a team into a strong unit where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work unite that we can shape the future together.

What awaits you? You design end-to-end AI and data architectures for future vehicle generations, focusing on the latest AI trends. Additionally, you build architectural concepts that cover diverse use cases, such as digital cockpit and driver interaction for holistic customer experiences. You provide architectural guardrails to business units and development teams, enabling competitive AI products on our platforms. Furthermore, you drive implementation of scalable AI software platforms using state-of-the-art AI research and leveraging our in-house software stacks. Additionally, you link platform and application development by defining interfaces and ensuring that new AI trends and requirements are integrated directly into the AI and data platforms. You co-create and prioritise AI use cases across domains, assessed feasible and value, and translate them into system and hardware requirements. Beyond that, you continuous measured the latest AI developments and implement them where You add value. What should you bring along? University degree (Master's or PhD) in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science or related field. Several years of experience in AI/data architecture; experience in automotive E/E and vehicle AI is a plus. Proven track record in embedded AI architectures and implementation of Small Language Models (SLM) and Vision-Language Models (VLM). Proficiency in AI workflows and model optimisation for deployment, search as pruning, fine-tuning, quantization and multimodal encoding is a plus. Familiarity with open-source AI stacks (e.g., vLLM, llama.cpp, ONNX Runtime, TensorRT, LiteRT LM, ExecuTorch, Llama-Stack) on embedded hardware (NPU) and comparison to registered frameworks with focus on latency, throughput, and energy. Solid software development and engineering skills: Python, API technologies, CI/CD, and cloud-native deployment. Leadership experience in agile, cross-functional teams and expertise in multi-agent orchestration and conversation-based workflows. Are you ready to shape the AI and data architecture for future vehicle generations and drive innovative AI solutions into our products? Apply now! Note: Please apply exclusively online via our career portal. Applications via other channels (esp. e-mail) cannot be considered.

What do we offer? Challenging projects with which we are shaping the mobility of tomorrow together. Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities. Attractive, fair and performance-related costs. High level of job security. Annual special payments search as vacation pay, Christmas bonus, and profit sharing. Flexible working hours including 6 weeks annual leave and overtime compensation. Discounted BMW & MINI conditions. Many other benefits at bmw.jobs/benefits If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process include online testing and then an interview with the hiring manager (either virtual or in person).

Position reference: 182323