Ops AI Engineer (Level 2)

Job Description

Ops AI Engineer (Level 2)

The Operations Systems and Modeling AI team at Lockheed Martin Aerospace is seeking a data scientist analyst who will play a key role in developing, deploying, and maintaining AI-based solutions tailored for production operations. This position focuses on applying advanced artificial intelligence techniques to solve complex operational challenges, delivering impactful results that enhance efficiency and drive productivity. This position will be responsible for overseeing development and deployment of AI solutions, big data analysis, and front-end development for AI and results based applications.

What You Will Be Doing

In this role you will assist in the development and testing of AI applications that support production-operations use cases, collaborating with senior engineers to apply sound software-development practices that promote code quality and scalability. Participate in gathering and documenting requirements from production teams, translating key operational challenges into functional specifications. Contribute to front-end development efforts, building intuitive user interfaces that enable end-users to interact with AI-driven tools effectively. Perform data extraction, cleaning, and exploratory analysis on large-volume production datasets to support model training and performance monitoring. Help deploy AI solutions in pilot environments, provide basic user training, and gather feedback to drive incremental improvements. Support change-management activities by communicating updates to end-users and ensuring that the tools remain maintainable, adaptable, and aligned with future operation needs.

What's In It For You: 3 day weekends every weekend!

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Fort Worth, TX
This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, AI/ML or related field
- Proficiency in Python and foundational machine learning concepts, with the ability to independently develop, train, and evaluate models
- Experience in developing, training, and deploying deep learning models using machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch.
- Experience in software development, with a focus on front-end engineering

Desired skills

- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or Generative AI (GenAI)
- Familiarity with GenAI Coding Assistants
- Experience with agentic AI frameworks
- Experience in API Development & Integration
- Experience with cloud-based platforms and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Understanding of agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Experience interfacing with database architectures such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Experience with aircraft manufacturing processes
- Strong organization and communication skills
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, AI/ML or related field

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $86,100 - $151,800. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $99,000 - $171,580. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.