Data Scientist Asc - E1

Lockheed Martin
Aurora, Colorado, United StatesFull-time$75,400–$140,000Posted Sep 18, 2026

About the role

Standard Job Description

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.

Candidate should have operations experience, advanced communication skills, and a strong desire to help the greater team be successful.

Engage with customers to understand and translate collection priorities into sophisticated technical strategies and assess the strategy’s performance.

Develop requirement traceability matrices linking customer needs to specific capabilities and performance parameters

Analyze customer feedback and collection results to refine planning models and improve future mission effectiveness

Collaborate with customers to develop collection plans that maximize value within operational constraints

Maintain documentation of customer requirements, constraints, and preferences to ensure consistency across missions

Analyze historical collection data to identify gaps in coverage and recommend configurations to address shortfalls

Serve as technical liaison between customers and engineering teams to ensure requirements are properly implemented

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. If you are looking to develop your technical skills and contribute to a dynamic, fast-moving, high-performance team while adapting to an ever-changing environment, then this position might be just for you!

Perform exploratory research and analysis to identify novel and meaningful patterns in data and uses statistical methods to reject or accept proposed hypotheses about relationships or latent predictive factors discovered through their work to provide business value. Uses a combination of tools, technologies, and numerical computing systems (i.e.: GPU processing, distributed computing, highly parallel coding, cloud computing, machine learning, visualization, system modelling and simulation) to achieve results. Areas of expertise should include several of the following: applied statistics, text mining, natural language processing, deep learning, optimization, and other similar fields. Work on datasets with applied statistics and machine learning algorithms; Use exploratory data analysis techniques to identify meaningful relationships, patterns, or trends from complex data sets and discover opportunities in datasets to support decision-making; Develop predictive models and new algorithms to solve data / business problems; Understand the math and statistics behind the models and interpret, extrapolate, and prescribe from data to deliver actionable recommendations using effective visualizations

Basic Qualifications

Must have a demonstrated ability to cultivate and develop effective customer relationships and work with senior technical management

Ability to learn and troubleshoot complex systems

Basic programming skills using UNIX/LINUX operating system

Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph

Desired Skills

Previous experience with a customer base on a program for complex systems, software development, and issue resolution

Experience in conducting technical investigations and providing results to leadership team

Strong organizational and communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Enjoys working in a team environment and collaborating with people in different functions

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $75400.00 - $140000.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

For (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.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with customers to understand and translate collection priorities into technical strategies
  • Develop requirement traceability matrices linking customer needs to capabilities
  • Analyze customer feedback and collection results to refine planning models
  • Collaborate with customers to develop collection plans
  • Maintain documentation of customer requirements and preferences
  • Analyze historical collection data to identify gaps and recommend configurations
  • Serve as technical liaison between customers and engineering teams
  • Perform exploratory research and analysis to identify patterns in data

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to cultivate effective customer relationships
  • Ability to learn and troubleshoot complex systems
  • Basic programming skills using UNIX/LINUX
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible work arrangements and schedules
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • EAP
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Education Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability

Skills mentioned

Data ScienceData AnalysisStatistical AnalysisExploratory Data AnalysisMachine LearningPredictive ModelingData VisualizationDeep LearningLinuxDistributed Systems

About Lockheed Martin

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