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# AI Solution Engineer

- **Company:** AECOM
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Web Application Frameworks, Large Language Models, Backend, Build Management, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/ai-solution-engineer/aecom-job108038794

## About the Role

Must-Have Qualifications

 * Degree in computer science, software engineering, innovation/entrepreneurship/technology or a related technical field or equivalent demonstrable experience
 * Background in AI, engineering, data, product or consulting (mindset matters more than title)
 * Understanding of AI/LLM capabilities and limitations, and familiarity with AI tooling (LLMs, APIs, MCPs, RAG systems)
 * Ability to build prototypes using Python, web frameworks and similar tools, with good understanding of the idea-prototype-production lifecycle
 * Experience translating ideas into structured approaches or prototypes, assess feasibility and communicate trade-offs

Preferred Skills

 * Experience working with senior stakeholders to shape solutions
 * Experience translating ideas into structured approaches or prototypes
 * High-level understanding of cloud platforms, containers, and backend system
 * Exposure to finance, operations, or commercial work

## Description

As part of our AI Engineering team, you will operate at the intersection of technology, product, and business - shaping how AI is applied across all of AECOM. You will turn ideas into validated solution concepts, helping the organization understand what is possible, valuable, and feasible.

 * Identify and shape AI opportunities across the business
 * Assess feasibility by balancing technical capability, business value, and complexity
 * Design and build prototypes, demos, and MVPs
 * Translate problems into structured approaches and PRDs
 * Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and domain experts
 * Explore emerging AI models and tools
 * Support the lifecycle from concept to production handover
 * Operate flexibly across demos, prototyping, and exploration

As a AI Solution Engineer you might run a demo, support operational challenges, explore the latest LLM capabilities, join workshops, make discovery calls, and sometimes just spend a full day building PoCs and MVPs. No two days are the same


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