Associate Manager, Computer Vision & Perception

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado seeks an Associate Manager to lead a high-performing Computer Vision team spanning optics, camera modeling, simulation, algorithm development, software engineering, and CI/CD.

You will conduct regular 1:1s, delegate work, drive agile ceremonies, and report on schedule and budget while aligning priorities with mission requirements. A +5 years leadership and strong cross-functional skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Demonstrated ability to derive, write, and maintain clear, testable requirements.
• Experience with software development workflows (Kanban, Agile, etc.) and reporting status of schedule and budget against the software development cycle.
• Comfortable presenting findings and visualizations to cross functional teammates in meetings or written reports.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix, Python, and version control systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular 1:1s, delivering continuous feedback and coaching.
• Delegate work effectively, aligning tasks to skill sets and development goals.
• Drive agile framework execution (scrum/kanban) and manage the backlog.
• Report Earned Value Management metrics against agile commitments and manage schedule/budget.
• Communicate progress and technical status to stakeholders via presentations and reports.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and cross-functional leads to align priorities with mission requirements.
• Champion continuous improvement of team processes and CI/CD adoption across the group.
• Derive and maintain clear, testable software/system requirements from high-level needs.

Skills

Requirements derivation

Agile workflows

Presenting findings

Linux/Unix, Python, VCS

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AE/related

Tools

GitLab CI

Job description

Standard Job Description

About the Team:

You’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in engineering to design and integrate pioneering capabilities that shape the future of our mission. Our high impact, cross functional team delivers cutting edge perception solutions for a variety of mission critical platforms. We specialize in classical computer vision algorithms—feature detection, stereo matching, optical flow—while also integrating modern AI techniques such as semantic segmentation and learned feature representations. Every solution is engineered with the strict hardware constraints of resource limited processors in mind, including the ultra low power, radiation hardened CPUs typical of space borne systems.

About The Role

LockheedMartin is seeking a proactive Associate Manager to lead a high performing team within our Computer Vision group. This group spans optics, camera modeling, simulation & testing, algorithm development, software engineering, and CI/CD. While deep technical expertise in every area is not required, the ideal candidate will understand the breadth of the discipline and leverage that context to enable the team’s success.

In this position you will be a manager for a group of engineers, responsible for:

• Conducting regular 1:1s (at least every other week), delivering continuous feedback, and providing career guidance and coaching
• Delegating work effectively, ensuring tasks are matched to skill sets and development goals.
• Driving agile framework execution (scrum/kanban), managing the backlog, and facilitating sprint ceremonies
• Reporting Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics against agile commitments managing schedule and budget
• Communicating progress and technical status to internal and external stakeholders through clear presentations and written reports
• Partnering with product managers, architects, and cross functional leads to align technical priorities with mission requirements
• Championing continuous improvement of team processes, fostering a collaborative culture, and supporting the adoption of CI/CD best practices across the group.
• Deriving, authoring, and maintaining clear, testable software and system requirements originating from top level requirements and mission needs

Generally has 5+ years of related experience and may have a post‑secondary degree or training in a related discipline.

Leads those who serve as the hardware experts for autonomous systems and works with the Systems Engineer to provide the next generation of hardware solutions, including and not limited to sensing, compute, storage as well as controls and systems safety. They support the team with integrating hardware with software and systems, human‑machine interface tests, and preparations for autonomous systems for certification and deployment. Leads those who research, identify and recommend appropriate hardware and components for autonomy systems to enable controls, perception, and motion planning; Consults with software engineers for hardware and software integration; Serves as expert for sensors and autonomy compute systems; Provides expertise on controls systems; Addresses problems related to sensors and perception hardware; Contributes to embedded system designs for sensors and autonomy compute components; Ensures hardware and components meets systems architecture and program requirements; Applies appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support hardware systems; Qualifies and tests developed hardware and test plans, procedures, systems

Basic Qualifications

Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Demonstrated ability to derive, write, and maintain clear, testable requirements
• Experience with software development workflows (Kanban, Agile, etc.) and reporting status of schedule and budget against the software development cycle
• Comfortable presenting findings and visualizations to cross functional teammates in meetings or written reports
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix, Python, and version control systems

Security Clearance / Work Authorization

• To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Although not required to start, the selected applicant must be eligible to obtain, and maintain, Top Secret with adjudicated SCI Eligibility (i.e. TS/SCI) for long term employment on this program

Desired Skills

• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams (software, algorithm, or hardware) in a fast paced, mission critical environment.
• CI/CD pipelines - familiarity with GitLab CI or similar tools for automated testing and deployment
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or applying computer vision algorithms and/or artificial intelligence / machine learning techniques
• Prior work on real time or embedded systems
• Docker, CI/CD pipelines, MATLAB/Simulink, C++
• Experience testing and working with camera hardware (lenses, focal planes, optical test equipment)

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $135700.00 - $251900.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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.