Principal Research Scientist
Pubblicato il 04-09-2026 - Aveva in Milano
AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies. Position : Principal Research Scientist - Frontier Industrial AI Location : Cambridge/ London, UK, All EMEA, (hybrid) Organization: AVEVA CT AI Research Role type: Individual contributor The role AVEVA’s frontier AI research team, as part of the Chief Technologist Organization, focuses on developing the next generation of industrial intelligence. We are looking for exceptional researchers who combine original thinking with the ability to turn ambitious ideas into working systems. You will define and pursue high-impact research questions, build experimental prototypes, publish influential work, and create defensible intellectual property. Research may span industrial foundation models for time-series and multimodal data, simulation and world models, trustworthy decision-support agents and staged autonomy, and AI-native approaches to industrial data foundations, ontology learning, and evaluation. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in uncertain problem spaces, works with high autonomy,
and finds practical ways to move difficult initiatives forward. What You Will Do
- Define and lead ambitious research initiatives in frontier industrial AI.
- Develop new models, algorithms, evaluation methods, and system architectures.
- Build high-quality experimental systems and validated research prototypes.
- Publish at leading AI and machine learning venues and contribute to AVEVA’s patent and IP portfolio.
- Create benchmarks, datasets, and evaluation frameworks for industrial AI.
- Partner with leading AI labs, universities, and technology organizations
- Take research from initial hypothesis through prototype and validation
- Help shape AVEVA’s longer-term AI research direction and technical strategy.
What We Are Looking For
- A PhD or equivalent research experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
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