Senior Vehicle AI Architect (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 should you bring along?

• Master's or Ph.D. in CS, AI, ML, Data Science, or related field with 5+ years in AI/data architecture. Automotive E/E architecture and AI vehicle app experience is a plus.
• Strong experience with vehicle AI architectures and implementation of Small Language Models, Vision Language Models, or autonomous driving models.
• Knowledge of multi-agent systems orchestration, multi-turn dialogues, and related open standards (e.g., A2A, MCP).
• Experience with AI training toolchains and workflows including pruning, fine-tuning, and multimodal encoding.
• Familiarity with open-source AI frameworks (LiteRT LM, ONNX GenAI, ExecuTorch, Llama-Stack) and comparison to regulatory frameworks. Skilled in Rust, C++, Kotlin, and API technologies.
• Profound understanding of AI models executed on hardware accelerators, with a focus on low-level software on Neural Processing Units (NPUs).
• Leadership experience in agile teams, strong communication skills, independent working style, very good English language skills. German is a plus.

Would you like to help us drive the AI transformation at BMW? Apply now! Find out more about Artificial Intelligence at the BMW Group here. Note: Please apply exclusively online via our career portal. Applications via other channels (esp. e-mail) cannot be considered.

What 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 remuneration.
• High level of job security.
• 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

Start date: from now on Type of employment: unlimited Working hours: full-time When you apply, the next steps in the selection process include an online test followed by interviews with the hiring manager (either virtual or in person). Position reference: 176455