Job ID: 698993BR Date posted: Jul. 29, 2025
Description:


WHAT WE’RE DOING

Define the future of aviation. Stand at the forefront of technology and innovation. Transform your ideas and dreams into reality. Join Lockheed Martin’s Flight Controls and Autonomy team and be part of the greatest transformation in aviation history; unmanned fully autonomous flight.

The Flight Controls and Autonomy team is currently seeking highly motivated technology pioneers with a desire to steer and lead the Autonomy industry. Successful candidates must be willing and able to work on highly complex complicated problems, leading to world-changing technological breakthroughs.

The team’s technical areas of emphasis include Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems, Guidance/Navigation & Control (GNC), Flight Test, Autonomy, Aviation Robotics, Perception, AI, and Motion Planning.

THE WORK

In this role, the candidate will work with a team to build novel software architectures, algorithms, and tools for modeling the environment. This model representation fuses a-priori information (terrain, towers, airspaces, etc.) with real-time sensor data. The model representation is tightly integrated into aircraft motion planning to deliver a safe and smooth path for the aircraft. Other responsibilities include the development of databases and analytics tools to enable collection and processing of very large terrain and point cloud based data sets.

The candidate shall have a strong academic background and applied expertise in autonomous systems perception including computer vision, mapping, object detection, semantic segmentation, classification, camera/lidar calibration, and point cloud processing. Strong knowledge of the state-of-the-art research and emerging technology in perception, including various sensors. Strong applied background in working with system with multiple perception sensors including cameras, Lidars, and Radar as well as sensor fusion algorithms.

The candidate shall have a strong academic background and applied expertise in autonomous systems motion planning and trajectory optimization including search-based and sample based planning algorithms. Strong applied background in motion planning with kinodynamic constraints in cluttered environments in 3-dimension. Strong knowledge of the state-of-the-art research and emerging technology in motion planning for systems with kinodynamic constraints

The candidate shall have the ability to rapidly prototype innovative perception and motion algorithms and transition them to flight test. Collaborate with other researchers and engineers across the autonomy and flight controls team. Support various programs to develop autonomy including software development, test, system integration and flight tests. The candidate shall have strong coding skills in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB.

Look no further, the future of aviation is here. Join our awesome team today!

In this role, you must be willing and able to work on highly complex challenging problems, leading to world-changing technological breakthroughs. will work in all areas of the system development cycle including detail design, integration and test. Responsible for working in the development of Flight Control System Simulators/Labs, aircraft schematics, flight testing and civil certification efforts.

The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems, Guidance/Navigation & Control (GNC), Flight Test, Autonomy, Aviation Robotics, Perception, AI and Motion Planning.

This position is based in Stratford, CT.

WHY JOIN US

You will have the opportunity to drive innovation and transformation across our factories, leveraging industry-leading technologies and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to shape the future of manufacturing. This role offers a unique blend of autonomy, strategic influence, and technical expertise, allowing you to make a lasting impact on our operations and advance your career as a technology leader.
Basic Qualifications:
• B.S. in computer science, electrical, mechanical, robotics engineering or related science field
• 15+ years of experience in one of listed engineering disciplines
• Expertise in autonomous systems perception including computer vision, mapping, object detection, semantic segmentation, classification, camera/lidar calibration, and point cloud processing
• Experience of research and emerging technology in perception, including various sensors
• Background in working with system with multiple perception sensors including cameras, Lidars, and Radar as well as sensor fusion algorithms
• Expertise in autonomous systems motion planning and trajectory optimization including search-based, sample based planning algorithms
• Experience with motion planning with kinodynamic constraints in cluttered environments in 3-dimension
• Knowledge of the state-of-the-art research and emerging technology in motion planning for systems with kinodynamic constrains
• Experience applying prototype innovative perception and motion algorithms to flight tests
• Experience collaborating with other researchers and engineers across the autonomy and flight controls team
• Experience supporting various programs to develop autonomy including software development, test, system integration and flight tests
• Advanced coding skills in C/C++, Python, MATLAB
Desired Skills:
• MS or PhD preferred
• Experience with heterogeneous computing and parallelization
• Experience with inter-process communications layers
• Experience working with large databases
• Experience in LIDAR point cloud processing
• Experience with dynamic model of airplane and helicopter and flight controls
• Demonstrable ability to create real-time motion planning algorithms
• Experience working on safety-critical software systems
• Flight test experience
• Linux environment
Clearance Level: None
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: 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.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: 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.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Artificial Intelligence
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First