AI/ML Engineer

Lockheed Martin Space Ai Machine Learning Engineer

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space. For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy's mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence. Learn about the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile. We have an immediate opportunity for a dynamic, hardworking career level Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (A/AI) Machine Learning (ML) Engineer who wants to join our mission. As an A/AI Machine Learning Engineer, you will:

• Work on a team of Systems Engineers in the Fleet Ballistic Missile Reentry Systems Engineering organization
• Engage with technical users to identify opportunities to drive use cases for AI/ML
• Create innovative solutions to complex analysis requirements
• Engage in critical design reviews and provide insights into alternate design choices
• Develop machine learning models and apply these to various flight test and ground test data
• Plan, conduct, develop, and operationalize machine learning models on datasets that include time-series, text, etc.
• Conduct statistical analysis, set up experiments, formulate hypothesis and evaluate statistical significance to identify meaningful insights, communicate findings and provide recommendations
• Maintain awareness of emerging analytics technologies
• Craft whitepapers, research papers, follow industry trends in Machine learning and AI to integrate solutions

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin cultivates a collaborative work environment that inspires 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

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with 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)
• Strong working knowledge of basic statistical concepts
• Ability to implement algorithms into software to train systems to recognize patterns and perform specific functions
• The ability to obtain a Top Secret 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)
• Experience developing light weight AI/ML applications
• Ability to evaluate, develop and present Analytics best practices
• Demonstrated pursuit of technical knowledge and education required to acquire and maintain an expertise of the latest technological trends and advancements
• Track record of being a strong independent contributor
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and high work ethic behaviors and excellent interpersonal skills and team building abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the communication of findings and their relevance in business terms
• Proven ability to communicate and present to program management and executive leadership
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, customers, colleagues and suppliers
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise and actionable manner
• Experience in Agile development and JIRA
• Active Top Secret clearance

Security Clearance Statement:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Top Secret

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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
• 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 week
• Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,900 - $184,920. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
• Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This position is incentive plan eligible.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.