Senior AI/ML Engineer — Autonomy & LLM Pipelines

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Texas; On-site; USD 98,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

EAP

FSAs

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation’s AI Research & Enterprise Solutions team develops tailored, production-grade AI solutions across the enterprise. You will partner with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into end-to-end ML pipelines, integrate large-language-model capabilities, and drive research-focused innovations that accelerate AI adoption.

Responsibilities include developing, integrating, and deploying autonomy and AI algorithms for mission systems, and translating requirements into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, AI/ML, or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in Python – write clean, well‑documented code and explain your logic.
• Knowledge of the data‑science lifecycle, big‑data concepts, deep‑learning fundamentals, and reinforcement‑learning ideas.
• Basic awareness of Generative AI capabilities such as large‑language models (LLMs)
• Demonstrated initiative and research mindset – comfortable navigating documentation, exploring new tools, and proposing ideas.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills; able to work with internal customers to gather requirements and provide clear status updates.

Responsibilities

• Develops, integrates, and deploys autonomy and AI algorithms for mission systems.
• Translate requirements into production-grade ML pipelines and interfaces.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities with LM products and platforms; build human‑machine interfaces.

Skills

Python proficiency

LLM frameworks

Docker/Kubernetes

REST APIs

Git fundamentals

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/Engineering

Tools

LangChain

OpenAI

Cohere

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation’s AI Research & Enterprise Solutions team develops tailored, production-grade AI solutions across the enterprise. You will partner with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into end-to-end ML pipelines, integrate large-language-model capabilities, and drive research-focused innovations that accelerate AI adoption.

Responsibilities include developing, integrating, and deploying autonomy and AI algorithms for mission systems, and translating requirements into