Senior AI / ML Engineer - Bristol or Bath (hybrid)
Method Resourcing has partnered with a UK-based organisation that is establishing a new AI-focused research centre across Bristol and Bath. The mission is to build advanced AI/ML capability and real-world impact, supporting nationally significant programmes across industry, government.
This is not a product engineering role. It is a research-first, impact-driven AI position, sitting at the intersection of applied research, commercialisation, and national capability building.
The Opportunity
Working alongside the AI/ML Lead, you will play a senior role in shaping and delivering new research and innovation programmes focused on advanced AI techniques with a clear path toward deployment and commercial relevance.
Initial focus areas include:
* Agentic AI systems
* Energy systems flexibility
* Creative industries applications
* Emerging work across generative AI, reinforcement learning, neuro-symbolic AI, verifiable AI, and MCP-style architectures
* You will work closely with academic partners, industry collaborators, and funding bodies, translating cutting-edge research into usable systems, IP, and demonstrators.
What You'll Do
1. Lead and contribute to original AI/ML research at the forefront of the field
2. Design and advance work in agentic AI, generative models, RL, neuro-...