Data Engineer Associate

The coolest jobs on this planet or any other are with Lockheed Martin Space.

We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The THAAD Program is experiencing significant growth, and we need your expertise to help deliver amazing new technologies to our customers.

We have an immediate opportunity for a dynamic, hardworking associate-level Data Engineer who wants to join our mission.

As a Data Engineer Associate, you will:

Support the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines used to collect, process, and analyze program data
Work with technical users to understand data needs, identify data sources, and help develop solutions that support analytics, automation, and AI/ML use cases
Assist with ingesting, cleaning, transforming, and organizing structured and unstructured data, including time-series, test, telemetry, and operational data
Help develop and maintain data workflows, scripts, dashboards, and tools that improve access to high-quality data
Support data validation, data quality checks, and troubleshooting efforts to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and usable
Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, AI/ML engineers, and program stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making
Maintain awareness of emerging data engineering, analytics, cloud, and AI/ML-enabling technologies
Document data processes, workflows, and technical approaches to support repeatability, maintainability, and knowledge sharing

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin cultivates a collaborative work environment that inspires differences and big-picture thinking.

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

Medical
Dental
401k
Paid time off
Work/life balance
Career development
Mentorship opportunities
Rewards & recognition Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field

Experience with at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, Java, SQL, or similar

Familiarity with databases, data structures, data pipelines, or data processing concepts

Basic understanding of data cleaning, data transformation, data validation, and data quality practices

Experience working with structured or unstructured data

Secret clearance required to start Ability to work collaboratively with technical teams, including software engineers, systems engineers, data scientists, or AI/ML engineers

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills and the ability to document technical work clearly

Familiarity with relational and/or non-relational databases, including basic database design, querying, data storage, and data retrieval concepts

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