Associate Manager, Computer Vision & Perception Security Clearance

Position: Associate Manager, Computer Vision & Perception with Security Clearance
Job Number 733992

Description:

About Lockheed Martin Space:
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. 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.

About the Role:

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Demonstrated ability to derive, write, and maintain clear, testable requirements
• Experience with software development workflows (Kanban, Agile, etc.) and reporting status of schedule and budget against the software development cycle
• Comfortable presenting findings and visualizations to cross functional teammates in meetings or written reports
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix, Python, and version control systems Security Clearance / Work Authorization:
• To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Although not required to start, the selected applicant must be eligible to obtain, and maintain, Top Secret with adjudicated SCI Eligibility (i.e. TS/SCI) for long term employment on this program Desired

Skills:

• 3 5 + years of experience leading technical teams (software, algorithm, or hardware) in a fast paced, mission critical environment.
• CI/CD pipelines - familiarity with Git Lab CI or similar tools for automated testing and deployment
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or applying computer vision algorithms and/or artificial intelligence / machine learning techniques
• Prior work on real time or embedded systems
• Docker, CI/CD pipelines, MATLAB/Simulink, C++
• Experience testing and working with camera…