Lockheed Martin · 1 month ago
AI Software Engineer (junior career, hybrid, Secret cleared)
Lockheed Martin is pushing the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence and seeks a highly motivated individual to support the Applied AI team. The role involves developing software products that implement AI solutions, engaging in the entire system development lifecycle, and contributing to innovative projects from prototypes to deployment.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Developing software products that implement Artificial Intelligence to provide discriminating capability to our customers
Engaging in every phase of the system development lifecycle, including requirements generation, system and software design, implementation, integration, and flight test
Participating in activities such as proof of concepts, development of prototypes, building demonstrators, and transition to production
Leveraging current computer science paradigms, including object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, concurrency, and I/O (block storage network database)
Developing code to solve complex problems and field innovative solutions
Qualification
Required
A strong foundation in computer science paradigms, including object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, concurrency, and I/O (block storage network database)
Experience with software development and deployment
Excellent self-motivation, strong work ethic, time management, and interpersonal skills
The ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment and rapidly iterate and mature solutions
A passion for Artificial Intelligence and a desire to contribute to the development of innovative solutions that make a real impact in the industry
Preferred
Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related discipline
Experience with at least one of the following communication protocols; REST or gRPC
Experience with Test-Driven Development from both unit- and system/acceptance-level perspectives
Experience with software orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Helm, Istio/Linkerd) and modern GitOps workflows
Experience developing microservices and microservice architectures
Experience building and deploying software for defense mission systems
Experience with real-time embedded software engineering
Experience with hardware-accelerated computing for both CPUs and GPUs (e.g. CUDA, Intel oneAPI, SYCL)
Experience with model deployment software libraries and stacks (e.g. NVIDIA TensorRT, Triton Inference Server, OnnxRuntime)
Experience deploying AI-enabled systems in multiple environments (e.g. cloud, edge devices)
Experience with high-performance computing
Experience interfacing with databases (SQL, MongoDB, etc.)
Experience leading other engineers or small teams
Familiarity with transitioning prototype software to production
Top Secret // SCI Clearance
Benefits
Flexible work schedules
Comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security
Company
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.06BKey Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
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