Senior AI Engineer (Trieste/Cagliari)

Job Summary

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will design, build, and govern production-grade Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for internal use across Global V&V & R&D, engineering, analytics, and knowledge-intensive functions. This is systems engineering and applied AI role, not research and not prompt-only.

Context:

• Operate under EU regulations (GDPR, data residency, AI Act readiness)

• Comply with Enterprise IT standards (security, auditability, lifecycle)

• Collaborate with Legal, IT Security, Data Protection Officers, Works Council

Objectives & Responsibilities

1. Architecture Ownership

o Own end-to-end GenAI architecture for internal use cases

o Define RAG reference architectures, embedding/retrieval strategies, model selection guidelines

o Make build vs. buy recommendations with clear trade-offs

2. Enterprise-Grade RAG Systems

o Design multi-source RAG pipelines (structured + unstructured data)

o Implement advanced retrieval patterns (hybrid search, reranking, context compression)

o Address enterprise failure modes (stale knowledge, conflicting sources, access control)

3. Evaluation, Risk & Governance

o Define KPIs (precision/recall, grounded Ness, hallucination rate)

o Implement evaluation pipelines and AI Act–aligned transparency artifacts

o Guardrails for PII leakage, prompt injection, data exfiltration

4. Engineering & Integration

o Build production services (APIs, batch jobs, internal tools)

o Integrate GenAI into data platforms, analytics workflows, developer tooling

o Ensure logging, observability, cost monitoring, feedback loops

5. Technical Leadership

o Act as technical authority for GenAI internally

o Mentor engineers and data scientists

o Educate stakeholders on GenAI capabilities and limitations

Requirements & Qualifications

• Software Engineering: Strong Python, CI/CD, enterprise SDLC

• GenAI & RAG Expertise: Hands-on experience beyond demos, embeddings, retrieval tuning

• Data & Infrastructure: Vector DBs, SQL, object storage, containerized deployments

• Security & Compliance: GDPR, data residency, RBAC, collaboration with Legal/DPO

• Experience: 5–8+ years in software/ML engineering, 2+ years in GenAI/NLP systems

Preferred Qualifications

Behavioral Criteria

• Think in systems, not prompts

• Communicate risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders

• Balance innovation with stability

• Comfortable with ambiguity 

About Telit Cinterion

Telit Cinterion, a leader and pioneer in IoT innovation, is the largest and most cyber-secure Western provider of end-to-end IoT solutions, designed to reduce time-to-market and costs for businesses. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio encompassing custom-designed, ready-for-market connected devices and the industry’s broadest range of enterprise-grade wireless communication and positioning modules. Offerings extend to essential services such as IoT SIM plans and management, plus advanced edge-cloud software and data orchestration tools for processing and utilizing IoT data. Telit Cinterion also provides complete IoT and industrial IoT platforms, enabling the development and deployment of complex connected solutions. Focusing on security and reliability, the company delivers award-winning IoT solutions, modules, and services trusted by top global brands.