Carrier Global Corporation

Agentic AI Engineer Lead

Carrier Global Corporation$96K — $192K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree with 7+ years or Ph.D. with 5+ years in AI, ML, Data Science, Software Engineering, or similar fields.
  • 3+ years of industry experience specifically in Agentic AI.
  • Willingness to travel up to 10% annually for global collaboration.
  • Flexibility to adjust hours for early morning meetings to accommodate international teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and deployment of AI agents to improve engineering productivity.
  • Define and implement the Agentic AI strategy and best practices for Carrier Engineering.
  • Architect AI solutions utilizing LLMs and workflow orchestration frameworks.
  • Collaborate across engineering teams to deliver impactful AI applications.
  • Establish governance and responsible practices for enterprise AI solutions.
  • Lead pilot programs and production deployments to ensure operational success.
  • Mentor engineering teams in AI development and deployment processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement benefits for long-term financial planning.
  • Generous paid time off including vacations, sick days, and holidays.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage for employee security.
  • Tuition assistance to encourage ongoing education and skills development.
  • Tax-advantaged accounts for health and dependent care expenses.
Full Job Description
Summary

Carrier is seeking an Agentic AI Engineer Lead for the development, deployment, and scaling of Agentic AI technologies across engineering.

This is a full-time, onsite position operating on a standard Monday through Friday, day shift schedule.

This role can be based in-person at either of the following primary Carrier facilities:
  • Indianapolis, IN: 7310 West Morris Street, Indianapolis, IN 46231
  • Kennesaw, GA: 1025 Cobb Place Blvd., Kennesaw, GA 30144


Role Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI agents and agentic workflows that accelerate engineering processes and productivity.
  • Define and execute the Agentic AI strategy, roadmap, standards, and best practices across Carrier Engineering.
  • Architect AI-powered solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and workflow orchestration frameworks.
  • Collaborate with software, systems, electrical, mechanical, and test engineering teams to identify and deliver high-value AI solutions.
  • Establish governance, security, evaluation, and responsible AI practices for enterprise AI deployments.
  • Lead proof-of-concepts, pilots, and production deployments while ensuring measurable business impact and operational excellence.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in AI agent development, model evaluation, and deployment.
  • Evaluate emerging AI technologies and drive adoption of innovative solutions across the engineering organization.


Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree with 7+ years of industrial experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering or technical domains, -or- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science with 5+ years of industrial experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering or technical domains.
  • 3+ years of Agentic AI industry experience.
  • Willing and able to travel up to 10% annually, including both domestic and international trips.
  • Willing and able to adjust working hours for early morning virtual meetings to support global teams and stakeholders.


Preferred Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience leading teams working on AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, or Agentic AI technologies.
  • Strong background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and software engineering.
  • Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI agents and agentic workflows to automate and accelerate engineering processes across the product development lifecycle.
  • Strong knowledge of agent orchestration, prompt engineering, planning, reasoning, memory management, tool calling, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations.
  • Experience developing AI assistants and knowledge-based AI solutions using enterprise knowledge repositories, vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technologies.
  • Experience deploying enterprise AI solutions on AWS and/or Azure and integrating them with engineering tools, repositories, APIs, knowledge sources, and enterprise platforms.
  • Knowledge of AI evaluation, governance, and monitoring best practices, including Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps), and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for enterprise AI deployment.
  • Experience adapting, fine-tuning, and evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) using enterprise and domain-specific data.
  • Experience in engineering product development, systems engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, controls, simulation, or digital engineering.
  • Application experience in HVAC and refrigeration products.


Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
  • Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
  • Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
  • Tuition Assistance


To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier CorporateThe specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 22 September 2026

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About Carrier Global Corporation

Carrier is the provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions.

Carrier Global Corporation Careers

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Learn more about Carrier Global Corporation
Size
53,000 employees
Market Cap
$34.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.9 billion
Revenue
$17.4 billion

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