Job Description

Description:
At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world's hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

We are searching for a Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Research Scientist to join our exceptional team. This position will be working across several Lockheed Martin Business Areas (BAs) to build and deploy AI/ML models into air, land, sea, AND Space! This position will provide a unique experience mix with research, prototype development, and software to hardware toolchain development all within the domain of AI/ML software and targeted hardware platforms.

As an AI/ML Research Scientist, you will work with guidance from project leaders and technical leads to:
Develop, integrate, and implement products to assist adding perception, motion/mission planning, controls, etc. functionality in LM products and platforms
Translate requirements and apply requirements to development code, integrating autonomy, AI or machine learning algorithms to LM products and platforms
Determine software methods to best acquire and execute knowledge
Implement algorithms into software to aide in development of systems which can recognize patterns and perform specific functions
Be responsible for various phases of developing and maintaining AI-based software from requirements generation, software design and development to integration, testing, troubleshooting and debugging, and implementation
Review test outcomes, conducts troubleshooting, and works to debug issues
Interface with other teams involved the development lifecycle for perception, mission and motion planning, simulation and modeling, testing, etc.

We are looking for someone with a strong problem solving mindset: ability to develop create solutions to difficult problems often requiring integration of conflicting and, at times, ambiguous or incomplete data on a fast-paced schedule. You should have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex design information, technical decision and issues to both highly technical and non-technical peers. We are also looking for the ability to build and maintain relationships, collaborate with others, engage in constructive conflict, and manage interpersonal dynamics. You should also be comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.

You would typically have a Bachelors degree and 2-5 years of professional experience or a Masters/PhD and 0-3 years.

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin fosters an inclusive work environment that encourages differences and big-picture thinking.

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
Medical
Dental
401k
Paid time off
Work/life balance
Career development
Mentorship opportunities
Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martins competitive and comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience with advanced AI/ML techniques, and integrating their outputs with applications running on various platforms (especially RF-enabled)
Experience with AI/ML domain programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, Java, GO, MatLab, etc.)
Expertise with communications protocols, e.g. RF and/or 5G
Experience hardening applications, and deploying them into various platforms per DevOps lifecycles
Aptitude with DevOps technologies such as Python, Docker, and/or Kubernetes
DevOps experience including CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and/or deploy
Experience developing applications on Linux or similar
Experience interfacing with databases (SQL, MongoDB, etc.
Familiarity with high-performance computing
US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance
Desired Skills:
Demonstrated proficiency in designing efficient algorithms and performing analysis with a numerical scripting language such as Python, R or MATLAB (preferably in Python) Other Important Information You Should Know Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per weekClearance Level: None Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. Theyre dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martins vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalBusiness Unit: SPACERelocation Available: PossibleCareer Area: Scientist Type: Full-Time Shift: First