Principal AI Engineer

A.P. Moller Maersk is hiring a Principal AI Engineer in Bengaluru, India. The details below summarise the employer's own listing; applications happen on the original posting, not on GetFirstJob.

What the work involves

• Data AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) Engineering involves the use of algorithms and statistical models to enable systems to analyze data, learn patterns, and make data-driven predictions or decisions without explicit human programming
• AI/ML applications leverage vast amounts of data to identify insights, automate processes, and solve complex problems across a wide range of fields, including healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and more
• AI/ML processes transform raw data into actionable intelligence, enabling automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent solutions
• Data AI/ML combines advanced statistical modeling, computational power, and data engineering to build intelligent systems that can learn, adapt, and automate decisions
• Principal AI Engineer AI, Optimisation Intelligence and Agent Orchestration
• We are building an AI-powered operating model for Ocean Operations and a next-generation optimisation capability for global Network Design
• This role is not limited to agent orchestration or execution workflows
• It is a senior technical leadership role for how AI strengthens optimisation methods, modelling, and decision quality across both planning and execution
• The remit is broader than a standalone AI feature set
• It covers how AI, optimisation, and engineering come together to deliver better network decisions at scale, while also shaping agentic decision systems in Control Tower style execution environments

What they are looking for

• How planning problems are framed and where AI can improve search, candidate generation, structural recommendations, and decision quality
• We are looking for a senior technical leader with deep credibility across both AI and optimisation, and with the ability to lead through highly skilled specialists rather than doing all modelling work personally
• The strongest profile will combine experience in agentic AI systems and human-in-the-loop workflows with strong grounding in optimisation methods such as heuristics, search, mathematical programming, decomposition, or hybrid AI plus OR approaches
• This person should also be comfortable directing teams working on modelling, experimentation, performance improvement, and implementation into production environments
• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, operations research, or another quantitative field
• Significant experience leading applied AI, decision intelligence, optimisation, or analytical platform work in complex operational domains
• Strong understanding of optimisation and modelling principles and how algorithms support real planning problems
• Experience improving planning, routing, scheduling, or network optimisation through heuristics, analytics, or AI-based enhancements

Pay and dates

The listed pay is Not Disclosed. The source page shows a relative posting age rather than an exact posting date; this role was first seen and checked as open on 4 November 2026. The source page showed it as posted “1 day ago” when captured; that is a relative stamp, not an exact date.

How to apply

Apply on the listing where the employer published this role: Principal AI Engineer at A.P. Moller Maersk. We found this listing via naukri.com; it was still open when we checked on 4 November 2026. If the posting has closed or the link fails, the role may have been filled.