Job Description
THE WORK
In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading design professionals and contribute to groundbreaking projects. Be a part of the Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) team. Work with our team as we develop cutting edge tools for our Navy customer through the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities into tactical systems.
In this position you will be responsible for:
• Development and integration of Generative AI tools into tactical and development systems
• Interfacing with developers, program leadership, and customers to develop tools for specific use cases
• Adapting AI tools for use in air gapped environments
• Upgrading locally-hosted Large Language Models and the associated tools that leverage the LLM
• Interfacing with users of GenAI tools to provide technical support and solicit feedback
• Building data pipelines to ingest data from a variety of sources
WHO YOU ARE
To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and attributes:
• An innovative mindset, capable of finding
solutions to complex engineering challenges.
• Commitment to excellence, attention to detail,
and a dedication to delivering high-quality
results.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree is Software Engineering, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related STEM degree
• 1 year of relevant experience
• Experience with designing, developing, and/or maintaining AI agents and large language models
• Familiarity with retrieval augmented generation (RAG) in AI agent workflows
• Familiarity with open source agentic libraries and tools (LangChain, MCP, etc)
• Active security clearance and willing to work onsite with our team in Manassas, VA in our advanced development lab
Desired skills
• Experience building Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) tools on custom datasets
• Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining MCP servers
• Interest in optimizing AI agents and LLMs to drive deployment solutions
• Experience with cloud, containers & modern AI tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
• Experience with production ML and High Performance Compute Development
• Experience building and deploying tools for air-gapped and/or limited compute environments
• 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 across organizations, collaborate with others, engage in constructive conflict, and manage interpersonal dynamics - not afraid to challenge the existing approach to solutions
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic multi-disciplinary environment
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 Schedule Information
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.
National Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $89,300 - $157,435. 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.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $102,700 - $177,905. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
