Computer Vision Engineer Iii, Senior (Rendering And Simulation)

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.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you

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 like 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:

We are looking for a motivated engineer to join our team and take ownership of our in‑house rendering engine which is the core tool that generates synthetic, radiometrically accurate scenes for testing and validating our computer vision solutions. In this role you will extend and enhance the engine to meet the demanding performance, fidelity, and hardware‑constraint requirements of space‑borne platforms. The ideal candidate will:

• Quickly get up to speed with the current codebase, architecture, and data pipelines, identifying improvement opportunities and documenting key components.
• Accelerate rendering with GPU compute. Design and implement CUDA-based kernels to achieve real-time or faster than real time performance for ray-traced scene generation.
• Implement high fidelity camera models. Collaborate with optical engineers to translate sensor characteristics into accurate simulation environments.
• Work with and update the C++ API. The API exposes the engine's core functionality. This needs to be maintained, updated, and documented for the use of downstream simulation pipelines.
• Integrate and validate. Work hand‑in‑hand with algorithm developers to embed the rendering engine into their testing workflows, ensuring generated data meets the strict accuracy and performance requirements of space‑borne platforms.
• Define test cases, compare simulation results against analytical/ground‑truth data, document V&V evidence, and support formal review packages
• Debug computer vision algorithm performance in the simulation by debugging the underlying code and using visualizations to diagnose issues
• Collaborate with embedded‑hardware, optics, and systems teams to ensure the simulation reflects actual hardware behavior and integrates smoothly with downstream toolchains

Generally has 3+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline.

Basic Qualifications:

Skill Requirements:

• Proficiency in modern C++ (C++14/17/20)
• Demonstrated ability to develop CUDA kernels. Hands‑on experience writing and debugging CUDA (or equivalent) kernels
• Experience with implementing computer graphics algorithms
• Familiarity with of GPU architectures, GPU memory hierarchies, and trade-offs between compute and memory bandwidth
• Experience with GPU performance-profiling tools like NVIDIA Nsight, visual profiler, or something similar
• Experience with github or gitlab

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:

• Knowledge of physically-based rendering techniques, material models, and radiometric accuracy
• Experience with ray-tracing engines
• Experience with rendering pipelines and generating synthetic imagery
• Familiarity with camera optics and sensor modeling
• Experience with containerization (Docker)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience) with 3+ years of software development experience

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: TS/SCI

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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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: 9x80 every other Friday off

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $108,800 - $191,820. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

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.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: SPACE

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Artificial Intelligence

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First