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You excel at turning complex technical challenges into tangible business value, thrive in fast-paced customer-focused environments, and enjoy mentoring interdisciplinary teams.\nFurther Information About This Opportunity\nMUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access.\nThe selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.\nResponsible for collecting, processing, and analyzing data to develop immersive stories that answer business questions. Using proven and sound statistical methods, the analyst draws insights from data, and translates those insights into action that drive business results. Data Analysts are extremely resourceful and able to find novel new data sources to enrich their analysis. They apply mathematical and statistical methods to business and risk management problems.Mine, process, and summarize data; Manage the quality assurance of data scraping, query databases for stakeholder requests, and triage data issues for timely resolutions; Analyze large datasets, draw valid inferences and prepare insights in narrative or visual forms, including dashboards; Set up and maintain data processes and new analytics capabilities; Produce and track key performance indicators; Ability to formulate functional and technical requirements from business problems; Program management of key tasks and resources to achieve cost and schedule\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Industrial Distribution, Engineering, AI/ML or related field\nProficiency in Python and foundational machine learning concepts\nUnderstanding of agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git)\nExperience preparing, tracking, and reporting budgets of $2 M+; comfortable using financial tools (SAP, Oracle, Excel) to monitor cost performance.\nAbility to negotiate scope, timelines, and resources with stakeholders and customers.\nDesired Skills\nMaster's degree in Computer Science, Industrial Distribution, Engineering, AI/ML or related field\nFamiliarity with Computer Vision (CV) models, Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI(GenAI)\nDemonstrated ability to develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and risk mitigation strategies.\nFamiliarity with GenAI Coding Assistants\nProven ability to deliver measurable efficiency or productivity improvements (e.g., reduced cycle time, increased throughput) through AI solutions.\nExperience with agentic AI frameworks\nknowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).\nExperience with data-governance frameworks, metadata management, and data catalog tools.\nExperience with aircraft manufacturing processes\nStrong organization and communication skills\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00\nAt Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. 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