Artificial Intelligence Research Engineering Manager & Tech Lead

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, SQL, Machine learning techniques, Quantitative models, VR/AR frameworks

Job Description

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security.

To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID-19 Community Level at the specific work location.

Description:The Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) team is passionate about a broad range of projects from research & development to prototype development, culminating in deployment of our products to customers. We are on the cutting edge, inserting AI into defense systems, delivered through our AI Factory.

The RMS AI Engineering & Technology team has an immediate opportunity for a multifaceted, hardworking, motivated leader to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, DevOps, artificial intelligence and machine learning with a desire to be a functional manager as well. This role may be based at any RMS site, with telecommuting flexibility depending on program needs.

If you’re ready to fuel your passion and challenge the status que, join Lockheed Martin’s RMS Artificial Intelligence team today. You are meant to make a difference.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Specifically focus on our Applied AI Research organization, which involves a mix of research, prototype development, and software to hardware toolchain development all within the domain of AI / ML programs.
• Lead teams as a functional manager and a technical lead / primary investigator for the development of technologies and products that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide discriminating capability to our customers. This requires engagement in every phase of the system development lifecycle including: requirements generation, system and software design, integration & test, and verification & validation of AI systems. Activities will range from low TRL research, development of prototypes, building demos, and transitioning to production with our full stack and deployment teams.
• Provide career development & guidance for talent development, perform merit and salary actions, develop training plans, and support recruiting, hiring and staffing activities, as well as manage functional budgets.
• Support the development of product line road maps, pursue new business opportunities, external engagements, and assist in new business captures.
• Utilize current AI paradigms, algorithms, and models (e.g. deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision); applying these techniques in relevant domains to tackle sophisticated problems and create innovative solutions.
• Maintain awareness of emerging analytics, AI / ML, and domain-specific technologies.
• Assume technical lead responsibilities & lead teams, ensure standard methodologies, take ownership of critical tasks, and mentor junior engineers.
• This job is aligned with our 21st Century Security (21CS AI) initiative to help the U.S. and its allies leverage emerging technologies to deter threats to economic prosperity and national security.
• In addition to the responsibilities highlighted above we offer extensive benefits to include competitive 401k and insurance. We remain an equal opportunity company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree is Software Engineering, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related STEM degree
• Experience with AI/ML: disciplines, domain programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, Java, GO), models, frameworks, and toolsets
• Experience leading technical teams
• DevOps experience including CI/CD pipelines to build, test, deploy

Desired Skills:

• Experience in research & development in one or more of the AI disciplines (e.g. Natural Language Processing, Anomaly Detection, Markov Chain and Monte Carlo (MCMC) Methods, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis and Hypothesis Testing)
• Experience with algorithm development
• Familiarity with high-performance computing
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Experience architecting complex systems & establishing complex system requirements
• Active security clearance
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex design information, technical decision and issues to both highly technical and non-technical peers
• Ability to build and maintain relationships, collaborate with others, engage in constructive conflict, and manage interpersonal dynamics
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic multi-disciplinary environment
• Strong understanding of the engineering development process throughout the requirements, development, design, build, test, and integration phases of a program & familiarity with transitioning prototype software to production, including rapid software prototyping experience to create minimal viable products for evaluation of options