AI / Machine Learning Engineer

What We’re DoingAt Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.THE WORKThe Assembly & Flight Operations (AFO) Digital Transformation team is at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning into defense systems. In this role you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design, develop, and deploy AI driven applications—from data set creation and deep learning model training to embedding automation technologies and hardware interfaces. You will be involved in every phase of the system development lifecycle, including requirements generation, system and software design, implementation, integration & test, and verification & validation. Activities span low TRL research, prototype development, demo construction, and transition to production, with a focus on computer vision solutions (anomaly detection, object detection, segmentation) and large language model implementations (RAG, agentic frameworks).As a key member of our AI / Machine Learning team, you will: Assist in designing and building innovative software applications with intuitive user experiences, primarily using Python and occasionally C/C++ for hardware interfacing or performance optimization. Utilize deep learning models for a variety of AI/ML use cases. Create and curate high quality datasets to support model development and evaluation. Integrate AI functionality into cohesive systems that incorporate automation technologies and embedded devices. Leverage Git, Bash scripting, multithreading, and GPU acceleration to ensure efficient, scalable solutions. Staying current with emerging AI/ML algorithms, analytics, and domain specific technologies, and applying them to solve complex problems. Contribute both research & development initiatives and the practical deployment of AI software through the AI Software Factory.This position will require the selected candidate to have or obtain an Interim Secret level U.S. government security clearance before starting with Lockheed Martin. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for consideration.WHY JOIN USThis role offers a unique blend of cutting edge research, rapid prototyping, and end to end product delivery within a mission critical defense environment.