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Distinguished AI Architect - AEC Construction

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25WD93883

25WD93883, Distinguished AI Architect - AEC Construction

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Position Overview

We are looking for a Distinguished AI Architect to lead the AI vision for AEC Construction. This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands-on technical leader who wants to shape how AI transforms construction-moving the industry from manual workflows to intelligent, predictive, and autonomous systems.

You will be the AI technical authority for Construction and related AECO products, working closely with senior leaders to define strategy, guide investment, and deliver AI solutions with real-world impact.

Responsibilities

Lead AI Architecture & Strategy

  • Define the long-term AI architecture and technical vision for construction solutions
  • Establish scalable architecture patterns and standards for AI systems
  • Bring together GenAI, machine learning, and rule-based systems into cohesive platforms
  • Ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable business and customer value
  • Opportunity to shape AI strategy for construction at global scale
  • Solve novel, high-impact problems in a mission-critical industry

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Design Agentic & Assistant-Based Experiences

  • Architect the evolution of an AI-powered Construction Assistant
  • Design multi-agent AI workflows that plan, reason, validate, and act
  • Define MCP-based orchestration and agent-to-agent collaboration patterns
  • Integrate Construction Assistant experiences across shared AI platforms
  • Define agent governance models for memory, planning, safety, and escalation

Build Modern AI & ML Systems

  • Modernize and scale existing ML solutions into a unified AI framework
  • Define best practices for LLMs, prompting, tool use, and retrieval
  • Apply classical ML for forecasting, optimization, risk detection, and prediction
  • Design hybrid reasoning systems combining ML, rules, and generative AI
  • Guide model evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement

Bring Deep Construction Intelligence to AI

  • Architect construction-specific ontologies, knowledge graphs, and reasoning frameworks
  • Model relationships across scope, schedule, cost, risk, contracts, and resources
  • Enable domain-aware AI that understands construction workflows and trade complexity
  • Solve domain-specific challenges that generic AI platforms cannot

Influence at Enterprise Scale

  • Partner with Platform Services teams on shared AI infrastructure
  • Align Construction AI systems with enterprise Trusted AI, security, privacy, and compliance frameworks
  • Drive reuse of platform capabilities while enabling domain-specific innovation
  • Influence platform AI roadmap based on construction use cases and requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience as a senior/director level individual contributor
  • Deep experience designing and deploying large-scale AI systems using GenAI and traditional ML
  • Strong background in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and AI infrastructure
  • Experience with multi-agent systems, orchestration frameworks, and AI governance
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and executive audiences
  • A track record of leading, influencing and driving technology strategy

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25WD93883, Architecte IA émérite - Construction AEC

Aperçu du poste

Nous recherchons un architecte IA émérite pour diriger la vision IA pour la construction AEC. Il s'agit d'un poste de contributeur senior destiné à un leader technique pragmatique qui souhaite façonner la manière dont l'IA transforme la construction, en faisant passer le secteur des flux de travail manuels à des systèmes intelligents, prédictifs et autonomes.

Vous serez l'autorité technique en matière d'IA pour la construction et les produits AECO connexes. Vous travaillerez en étroite collaboration avec les cadres supérieurs pour définir la stratégie, orienter les investissements et fournir des solutions d'IA ayant un impact réel.

Responsabilités

Diriger l'architecture et la stratégie IA

  • Définir l'architecture IA à long terme et la vision technique pour les solutions de construction
  • Établir des modèles et des normes d'architecture évolutifs pour les systèmes IA
  • Réunir GenAI, l'apprentissage automatique et les systèmes basés sur des règles dans des plateformes cohérentes
  • Veiller à ce que les initiatives IA apportent une valeur commerciale et client mesurable
  • Possibilité de façonner la stratégie IA pour la construction à l'échelle mondiale
  • Résoudre des problèmes nouveaux et à fort impact dans un secteur d'activité critique

Concevoir des expériences basées sur des agents et des assistants

  • Concevoir l'évolution d'un assistant de construction alimenté par l'IA
  • Concevoir des flux de travail IA multi-agents qui planifient, raisonnent, valident et agissent
  • Définir des modèles d'orchestration basés sur le MCP et de collaboration entre agents
  • Intégrer les expériences de l'assistant de construction sur les plateformes IA partagées
  • Définir des modèles de gouvernance des agents pour la mémoire, la planification, la sécurité et l'escalade

Construire des systèmes IA et ML modernes

  • Moderniser et adapter les solutions ML existantes dans un cadre IA unifié
  • Définir les meilleures pratiques pour les LLM, les invites, l'utilisation des outils et la récupération
  • Appliquer le ML classique pour la prévision, l'optimisation, la détection des risques et la prédiction
  • Concevoir des systèmes de raisonnement hybrides combinant ML, règles et IA générative
  • Guider l'évaluation, la surveillance et l'amélioration continue des modèles

Apporter une intelligence approfondie de la construction à l'IA

  • Architecturer des ontologies, des graphes de connaissances et des cadres de raisonnement spécifiques à la construction
  • Modéliser les relations entre la portée, le calendrier, les coûts, les risques, les contrats et les ressources
  • Permettre une IA sensible au domaine qui comprend les flux de travail de la construction et la complexité du métier
  • Résoudre les défis spécifiques au domaine que les plateformes d'IA génériques ne peuvent pas relever

Influence à l'échelle de l'entreprise

  • Collaborer avec les équipes des services de plateforme sur une infrastructure d'IA partagée
  • Aligner les systèmes d'IA de construction avec les cadres d'IA, de sécurité, de confidentialité et de conformité de confiance de l'entreprise
  • Encourager la réutilisation des capacités de la plateforme tout en permettant l'innovation spécifique au domaine
  • Influencer la feuille de route de l'IA de la plateforme en fonction des cas d'utilisation et des exigences du secteur de la construction

Qualifications minimales

  • Expérience en tant que contributeur individuel de niveau senior/directeur
  • Expérience approfondie dans la conception et le déploiement de systèmes d'IA à grande échelle utilisant GenAI et le ML traditionnel
  • Solide expérience dans les systèmes distribués, les plateformes cloud et l'infrastructure IA
  • Expérience avec les systèmes multi-agents, les cadres d'orchestration et la gouvernance IA
  • Capacité à communiquer clairement des idées complexes à des publics techniques et exécutifs
  • Expérience avérée dans la direction, l'influence et la mise en œuvre de stratégies technologiques

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About Autodesk

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Client-provided location(s): San Francisco, CA
Job ID: autodesk-25WD93883
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-01-14T19:24:57

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • FSA
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Work-From-Home Stipend
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Some Meals Provided
    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Leave of Absence
    • Paid Vacation
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Relocation Assistance
    • Performance Bonus
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Company Equity
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
  • Professional Development

    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Promote From Within
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Mentor Program
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Professional Coaching
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led
    • Black founded/led
    • BIPOC founded/led
    • Latinx founded/led
    • Asian founded/led
    • LGBTQ+ founded/led
    • Veteran founded/led