AI Solutions Architect in Gillingham

ABOUT US

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships. We provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications.

Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees.

JOB PURPOSE

Senior candidates would be expected to provide technical leadership of a component or subsystem within an internally developed AI platform, driving quality and best practices while mentoring junior team members. You will be expected to demonstrate technical authority for specific domains such as backend services, system integration, or frontend experience.

Junior candidates should also consider themselves for this role as a function of their demonstrable expertise, rather than professional tenure or experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Leadership: Own technical direction for assigned components; make design decisions within scope
• Architecture: Design full feature and component-level architectures; contribute to system-wide architectural discussions
• Complex Development: Lead development of complex features spanning an internally developed AI IDE consisting of frontend, backend and related databases
• Integration Ownership: Lead AI IDE as well as specific engineering systems (e.g., calibration tools, dyno data systems) integration efforts
• Quality: Lead comprehensive testing strategies development implementation; test strategy library maintenance and actively contribute to code reviews
• Mentoring: Coach and develop Junior Engineers and Engineers; conduct thorough code reviews
• DevOps: Design and implement CI/CD pipelines; establish deployment best practices
• Technical Support: Handle L3 escalations; contribute to root cause analysis

What we’re looking for

• LLM integration and prompt engineering experience
• Enterprise system integration (APIs, ETL, middleware)
• Windows deployment and/or Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Electron desktop application development and Blue-Green deployment
• Automotive engineering domain knowledge (ECU, calibration, test systems)
• AI Chat Interface architecture and extension development
• Tenacity to work through challenging problems independently
• Willingness to seek council and support with challenging problems
• Ability to keep an open mind

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related Engineering discipline (Master's desirable)
• 4 to 5 years professional software development experience (Full Stack Desirable)
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript and/or Svelte and/or Electron
• Strong proficiency in modern and AI databases, REST APIs, and version control (Git)
• Demonstrable experience with system design and architecture
• CI/CD pipeline design and implementation experience
• Track record of mentoring and developing others (desirable)
• Strong problem-solving aptitude, eagerness to learn and strong inquisitive nature
• Critical thinker with a ‘can do!’ mindset

AI Augmentation Expectation

This role fundamentally operates with AI augmentation. The engineer will leverage AI assistants as a force multiplier for and chart new territory in coding, debugging, research, and documentation, enabling delivery scope typically requiring a larger team and more highly skilled engineers.

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers
• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively
• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional
• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse
• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right
• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.