Senior AI/ML Engineer – Autonomy & LLM Pipelines

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Town of Owego (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin AI Research & Enterprise Solutions group seeks an AI/ML engineer to partner with internal stakeholders, translating complex requirements into end-to-end machine-learning pipelines and integrating large-language-model capabilities to accelerate enterprise-wide AI adoption.

You will apply Python, the data science lifecycle, deep learning fundamentals, and emerging generative-AI technologies to deliver high‑impact, mission‑critical solutions for LM products.

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

• Develop end-to-end ML pipelines and integrate LLM capabilities for enterprise‑wide AI adoption.
• Design and deploy autonomy and AI algorithms for mission systems across the development lifecycle.
• Translate requirements into software components, including perception, planning, and controls.
• Review tests, troubleshoot issues, and document interfaces and human‑machine interactions.

Skills

Python programming

Data science lifecycle

Deep learning fundamentals

Reinforcement learning ideas

Generative AI awareness

Research mindset

Communication skills

RESTful APIs

Git fundamentals

Cloud platforms

LangChain

OpenAI

Cohere

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

OpenShift

OpenAI API

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, AI/ML, or a related discipline

Tools

LangChain

OpenAI

Cohere

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

OpenShift

REST APIs

Git

Job description

Lockheed Martin AI Research & Enterprise Solutions group seeks an AI/ML engineer to partner with internal stakeholders, translating complex requirements into end-to-end machine-learning pipelines and integrating large-language-model capabilities to accelerate enterprise-wide AI adoption.

You will apply Python, the data science lifecycle, deep learning fundamentals, and emerging generative-AI technologies to deliver high‑impact, mission‑critical solutions for LM products.