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Lockheed Martin · 1 week ago

Neuro-Symbolic - AI Senior Research Engineer (PhD level)

Lockheed Martin is dedicated to solving the world's most complex challenges through innovation and integrity. The Senior Research Engineer role focuses on developing Trusted-by-Design Intelligent Systems with an emphasis on Neuro-Symbolic and Generative AI, working closely with internal and external customers to advance AI and autonomy technologies.

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Responsibilities

Co-developing research ideas for internal and external customers
Leading/co-leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of ideas in software
Developing AI and autonomy algorithms with strong mathematical foundations
Co-author technical reports and/or research papers

Qualification

Neuro-Symbolic AIGenerative AIAI AssuranceFormal VerificationCyber-Physical SystemsResearch Problem DefinitionCollaborative ResearchTechnical Report WritingMathematical FoundationsProposal Writing

Required

PhD level education in a relevant field
Experience in developing AI and autonomy algorithms with strong mathematical foundations
Experience in co-authoring technical reports and/or research papers
Ability to co-develop research ideas for internal and external customers
Experience in leading/co-leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of ideas in software
Ability to work in a hybrid role with onsite requirements in Arlington, VA or Cherry Hill, NJ

Preferred

Conducted research in at least one more adjacent area such as formal verification/methods (e.g., theorem provers, SMT/SAT solvers, etc.) or assurance and scalability of Cyber-Physical Systems (e.g., runtime monitors, software analysis methods, decentralized decisions, etc.)
Experience in defining research problems independently and executing the research work
Experience in collaborative research with people from academia and/or industry and/or government labs
Experience in co-authoring white papers and/or proposals to government agencies (e.g., NSF, DARPA, NASA, etc.)

Benefits

Flexible schedules
Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits

Company

Lockheed Martin

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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.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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