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AI Scientist – Transportation & Logistics

Avathon
CompanyAvathon
CategoryData & Analytics
LocationBengaluru
RemoteOn-site (inferred)
EmploymentNot stated
LevelNot stated
SalaryNot stated by the employer
Posted12 Jul 2026
Last verified8 Aug 2026
SourceEmployer ATS (greenhouse)
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Description
Who We Are & Why Join Us Avathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries -- energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and logistics -- accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems, bringing together time series, structured, unstructured, and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management, supply chain intelligence, visual AI, and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins, normal behavior modeling, natural language processing, and computer vision, Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale. Cutting-Edge AI Innovation -- Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment -- Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful Impact -- Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives. Learn more at:  avathon.com   About the Role About Avathon We’re hiring a AI Scientist (Transportation & Logistics) at Avathon — where AI meets the real world. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of operations research, reinforcement learning, and large-scale data systems, focused on building intelligent solutions that transform transportation and logistics networks. We are looking for an experienced AI Scientist to lead the design and deployment of advanced optimization and machine learning systems across complex transportation ecosystems. You will work on real-world challenges such as routing, scheduling, network optimization, demand forecasting, and asset utilization across multimodal logistics environments including F CL, LCL, FTL, LTL, intermodal, and maritime transportation. This role offers the opportunity to drive innovation in vessel scheduling, container repositioning, fleet optimization, and dynamic routing, while collaborating closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to bring scalable AI solutions into production. Key Responsibilities   AI/ML Model Development  Design and implement advanced models for:  Fleet optimization and capacity planning  Vehicle routing and scheduling (VRP, TSP variants)  Demand forecasting and optimization  Apply reinforcement learning, optimization algorithms, and hybrid ML + OR approaches  Transportation Domain Solutions   Build solutions for:  Maritime logistics (vessel scheduling, port operations)  Container repositioning and imbalance optimization  Truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal routing  Incorporate real-world constraints (time windows, capacity, regulations, SLAs)  AI Engineering & Deployment   Productionize models using scalable architectures (cloud-native, APIs)  Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy AI solutions into production  Ensure robustness, explainability, and monitoring of models  Data & Feature Engineering   Work with large-scale datasets:  Shipment data, GPS/telematics, weather, port congestion, tariffs  Build feature pipelines and data validation frameworks  Leadership & Strategy   Lead AI initiatives and mentor junior scientists  Translate business problems into AI solutions  Partner with product, operations, and stakeholders to define roadmaps  Required Qualifications   PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Math, or related quantitative field  6+ years of experience in AI/ML or optimization, or Supply Chain planning