Principal Agentic AI Expert

About the job

Equinor ASA is seeking a Principal Agentic AI Expert to help define how AI transforms one of Europe's largest energy companies. This role involves building agentic AI solutions that support engineers, geoscientists, operators, supply chain specialists, and business teams across a global organisation.

The next generation of AI will not be built around chatbots. It will be built around intelligent agents that reason, plan, collaborate, and take action. If you enjoy solving hard technical problems, experimenting with emerging technologies, and helping turn cutting-edge AI into systems that deliver measurable business value, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Personal qualities

You should identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous, and caring. You must make safety your priority and contribute to our zero-harm culture.

We offer

• A career with development opportunities from day one, across multiple disciplines and geographies.
• An attractive rewards package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme, and pension plan.
• Wellness and work-life balance with flexible work arrangements.
• An inclusive culture where differences are embraced and everyone feels accepted and valued.
• Equal opportunities for everyone, with reasonable adjustments made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

How to apply

Please apply by Wednesday, 18 November 2026. For more information, visit the application page.