Associate Manager, Computer Vision & Perception

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About the Team:

You’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in engineering to design and integrate pioneering capabilities that shape the future of our mission. Our high impact, cross functional team delivers cutting edge perception solutions for a variety of mission critical platforms. We specialize in classical computer vision algorithms—feature detection, stereo matching, optical flow—while also integrating modern AI techniques such as semantic segmentation and learned feature representations.

Every solution is engineered with the strict hardware constraints of resource limited processors in mind, including the ultra low power, radiation hardened CPUs typical of space borne systems.

Lockheed Martin is seeking a proactive Associate Manager to lead a high performing team within our Computer Vision group. This group spans optics, camera modeling, simulation & testing, algorithm development, software engineering, and CI/CD. While deep technical expertise in every area is not required, the ideal candidate will understand the breadth of the discipline and leverage that context to enable the team’s success.

In this position you will be a manager for a group of engineers, responsible for:

• Conducting regular 1:1s (at least every other week), delivering continuous feedback, and providing career guidance and coaching
• Delegating work effectively, ensuring tasks are matched to skill sets and development goals.
• Driving agile framework execution (scrum/kanban), managing the backlog, and facilitating sprint ceremonies
• Reporting Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics against agile commitments managing schedule and budget
• Communicating progress and technical status to internal and external stakeholders through clear presentations and written reports
• Partnering with product managers, architects, and cross functional leads to align technical priorities with mission requirements
• Championing continuous improvement of team processes, fostering a collaborative culture, and supporting the adoption of CI/CD best practices across the group.
• Deriving, authoring, and maintaining clear, testable software and system requirements originating from top level requirements and mission needs

Generally has 5+ years of related experience and may have a post‑secondary degree or training in a related discipline.

Leads those who serve as the hardware experts for autonomous systems and works with the Systems Engineer to provide the next generation of hardware solutions, including and not limited to sensing, compute, storage as well as controls and systems safety. They support the team with integrating hardware with software and systems, human‑machine interface tests, and preparations for autonomous systems for certification and deployment.

Leads those who research, identify and recommend appropriate hardware and components for autonomy systems to enable controls, perception, and motion planning;
Consults with software engineers for hardware and software integration;
Serves as expert for sensors and autonomy compute systems;
Provides expertise on controls systems;
Addresses problems related to sensors and perception hardware;
Contributes to embedded system designs for sensors and autonomy compute components;
Ensures hardware and components meets systems architecture and program requirements;
Applies appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support hardware systems;
Qualifies and tests developed hardware and test plans, procedures, systems

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Demonstrated ability to…