Job Title: AI Architect

About Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a global leader in aerospace innovation, proudly headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, since 1928. We design and manufacture next-generation aircraft engines that power the world ’s largest fleet of business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters.

For nearly 100 years, our teams have been at the forefront of propulsion technology, pushing boundaries to make flight more efficient and reliable. Our engines support missions that truly matter, from transporting people and essential goods, to enabling emergency medical services, humanitarian operations, and wildfire suppression around the world.

An Employer of Choice

Pratt & Whitney Canada was named one of Canada ’s Best Employers for 2026 by Forbes, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has earned this recognition. Pratt & Whitney Canada also ranked #1 employer in the aerospace and defense industry in the country. In addition, our headquarters continues to be recognized among the top employers in the Montreal region.

Together, these distinctions reinforce our reputation as an employer of choice in Montreal, across Canada, and around the world.

Why Join Pratt & Whitney Canada ’s Digital Technology Team?

We are on a digital transformation journey, redefining how we work, optimizing operations and transforming products and services to elevate employee and customer experiences.

As part of our Digital Technology team, you ’ll help shape the future, working with advanced tools, automating processes and innovating across all business functions.

Our global organization is committed to cultivating an empowered and skilled team to bring advanced solutions and leading-edge digital capabilities to market for our customers.

What will your day-to-day look like?

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced AI / ML Architect to lead the design, integration, and scaling of AI solutions across the organization. This role combines strategic vision with hands-on expertise to ensure AI initiatives are technically sound, responsibly governed, and aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee the design and integration of AI solutions in the enterprise ecosystem
• Serve as a key coordination point between enterprise architects, solution architects, business, platform & data and teams ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, scalability expectations, and long-term business value.
• Recommend and validate architectural choices and accelerate adoption on internal and external technological solutions.
• Guide and support enterprise teams in designing and deploying AI/ML architectures while strengthening internal capabilities and best practices.
• Contribute to formalizing and scaling AI governance and ethical standards to ensure responsible, transparent, and compliant AI usage.
• Maintain continuous awareness of emerging AI technologies and advise leadership on relevant trends, risks, and opportunities.

What do you need to be successful?

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Data Science.
• 8+ years of experience in software architecture, AI/ML architecture, or advanced ML solution design.
• Strong strategic mindset with demonstrated technical leadership and communication skills.
• Proven experience designing and integrating AI solutions in complex or regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of AI architecture patterns, including traditional ML, Large Language Models (LLMs) and RAG approaches, agentic AI, embeddings and indexing strategies, model deployment patterns
• Practical knowledge of cloud AI ecosystems, particularly (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (Azure ecosystem))
• Experience with MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, and ML lifecycle governance.
• Strong understanding of data, software, and AI security and governance principles.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary and global environments.
• Ability to assess emerging AI technologies considering performance, scalability, and risk.

This position is part of a French-speaking work environment, it requires a very good knowledge of English to read and understand, daily, documentation and technical terms that may emanate from international organizations, as well as to write and communicate in English with customers, suppliers or international colleagues.

What do we offer?

• Pension and savings plan with employer contributions
• Group insurance program
• Opportunities for advancement (career progression)
• Merit or recognition program
• Health and wellness program, including virtual health care
• Recreational and sports club
• Nearby daycares
• Transportation accessibility or public transit program and free parking

Working at Pratt & Whitney Canada

The masculine pronoun is used without discrimination and solely for the purpose of making the text easier to read. We will consider applications from all qualified candidates.

At Pratt & Whitney Canada, we combine passion, boldness, and precision to design, manufacture, and maintain the most advanced and reliable aircraft engines in the world.

Our work and the quality of our products contribute to the success of our customers, who in turn save lives, support commerce, connect communities, and protect freedoms.

At Pratt & Whitney Canada, you have the opportunity to make a difference every day—just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

The selected candidate will be required to complete a criminal background check and any applicable clearances with respect to the handling and transfer of controlled goods. Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of these checks and obtaining the required clearances. Failure to do so will result in the withdrawal of the employment offer.

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