AI Scientist, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

The role

You will build models for Product Lifecycle Management on the Avathon platform. This involves developing models for part similarity, engineering change impact prediction, and data extraction from engineering documents.

What you will do

• Build part similarity, classification and substitution models using part attributes, BOM structure and CAD metadata
• Build models that predict the downstream impact of an engineering change across BOMs, suppliers and production
• Extract structured data from drawings, specifications and engineering documents using vision and language models
• Apply graph learning on the Computational Knowledge Graph for link prediction, entity resolution and change impact
• Build retrieval and LLM-based tools so engineers can search parts, drawings and change history in plain language
• Use Normal Behavior Models to flag unusual change activity
• Work with engineering to put models into production with evaluation, monitoring and clear explanations
• Work with AI agents that help engineers and planners act on change impact
• Write up methods and results clearly for product, customers and leadership

Required qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or an MS with 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong foundation in machine learning, with depth in at least one of graph learning, NLP / LLMs or computer vision on documents
• Experience applying ML to engineering or manufacturing data such as BOMs, CAD, drawings or part catalogs
• Strong Python and the standard ML stack (PyTorch, Hugging Face, graph libraries)
• Experience shipping models to production, not only notebooks

Nice to have

• Experience at a PLM or CAD vendor such as Siemens, PTC, Dassault Systemes, Autodesk or Oracle, or at an engineering-heavy manufacturer
• Publications or patents in related areas

About the company

Avathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations.