Ops AI Engineer; Level 2

Ops AI Engineer (Level
2)

Join to apply for the Ops AI Engineer (Level
2) role at Lockheed Martin. The Operations Systems and Modeling AI team at Lockheed Martin Aerospace seeks a data scientist analyst to develop, deploy, and maintain AI‑based solutions for production operations. This role focuses on applying advanced artificial intelligence techniques to solve complex operational challenges, enhance efficiency, and drive productivity. Responsibilities include overseeing the development and deployment of AI solutions, performing big data analysis, and front‑end development for AI‑driven applications.

• Assist in the development and testing of AI applications that support production‑operations use cases.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to apply sound software‑development practices that promote code quality and scalability.
• Gather and document requirements from production teams, translating operational challenges into functional specifications.
• Contribute to front‑end development efforts, building intuitive user interfaces for AI‑driven tools.
• 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 maintainability, adaptability, and alignment with future operational needs.

• 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 maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience interfacing with database architectures such as Postgre
  
  SQL 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

• Location:
  
  Fort Worth, TX
• Employment Type:
  
  Full‑time
• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Job Function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing

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. If a match is identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.