Principal Agentic AI Expert

About the job

Equinor ASA is seeking a Principal Agentic AI Expert to lead the design and development of advanced agentic AI solutions. This role involves working hands-on with large language models (LLMs), retrieval systems, and AI agents to support engineers, geoscientists, operators, supply chain specialists, and business teams across Equinor’s global organisation.

The next generation of AI will be built around intelligent agents that reason, plan, collaborate, and take action. As a Principal Agentic AI Expert, you will push the boundaries of what we can achieve with AI in the energy sector, solving hard technical problems and helping turn cutting-edge AI into systems that deliver measurable business value.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and development of advanced agentic AI solutions.
• Explore and apply emerging techniques in AI agents, reasoning systems, orchestration, and multimodal AI.
• Work hands-on with large language models, retrieval systems, AI agents, and enterprise integrations.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to bring solutions from idea to production.
• Evaluate models, frameworks, and architectures, identifying what creates real business value.
• Help establish best practices for scalable, reliable, and responsible AI.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to the growth of Equinor's AI community.
• Represent Equinor in external AI communities, conferences, and collaborations when relevant.

What we expect from you

• A Master’s or PhD in operations research, applied mathematics, computer science, data science, control/automation, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong practical experience with generative AI and modern language models.
• Proven ability to build and deploy AI solutions in production environments.
• Expertise in one or more areas such as AI agents, RAG, model evaluation, AI engineering, multimodal AI, or applied machine learning.
• Strong software engineering skills and a willingness to stay hands-on.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a passion for making new technology useful.

What we offer

• A career with opportunities for development and growth across multiple disciplines and geographies.
• An attractive rewards package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme, and pension plan.
• Flexible work arrangements to support wellness and work-life balance.
• An inclusive culture that values diversity and encourages employees to bring their whole self to work.
• Equal opportunities for everyone, with reasonable adjustments made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions.