Staff AI/SW Engineer (mid - career, Hybrid)

Staff AI/SW Engineer (mid-career, hybrid)

Are you ready to join a team that's pushing the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence and making a real impact in the industry? The Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center (LAIC) team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to support the Applied AI team and the STAR.OS portfolio. As a key member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from prototyping to deployment, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that provide discriminating capability to our customers.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop software products that implement Artificial Intelligence to provide cutting-edge solutions to our customers
• Engage in every phase of the system development lifecycle, including requirements generation, system and software design, implementation, integration, and flight test
• Participate in activities such as proof of concepts, development of prototypes, building demonstrators, and transition to production
• Leverage current computer science paradigms, including object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, concurrency, and I/O
• Develop code to solve complex problems and field innovative solutions
• Assume technical lead responsibilities and mentor junior engineers

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

You are a highly motivated and experienced individual with a strong background in software engineering and computer science. You have:

• A strong foundation in computer science paradigms, including object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, concurrency, and I/O
• Experience with software development and deployment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Strong self-motivation, work ethic, and time management skills
• Ability to assume technical lead responsibilities and mentor junior engineers
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and version control systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities

Desired skills:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related discipline
• Experience with at least one of the following communication protocols; REST or gRPC
• Experience with Test-Driven Development from both unit- and system/acceptance-level perspectives
• Experience with software orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Helm, Istio/Linkerd) and modern GitOps workflows
• Experience developing microservices and microservice architectures
• Experience building and deploying software for defense mission systems
• Experience with real-time embedded software engineering
• Experience with hardware-accelerated computing for both CPUs and GPUs (e.g. CUDA, Intel oneAPI, SYCL)
• Experience with model deployment software libraries and stacks (e.g. NVIDIA TensorRT, Triton Inference Server, OnnxRuntime)
• Experience deploying AI-enabled systems in multiple environments (e.g. cloud, edge devices)
• Experience with high-performance computing
• Experience interfacing with databases (SQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Experience leading other engineers or small teams
• Familiarity with transitioning prototype software to production
• Top Secret // SCI Clearance

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.

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.

Employee will telework < 50%

Part time telecommuting

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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.

4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

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

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

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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 $128,200 - $225,975. 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.