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We’re searching for a visionary Senior Data Scientist with deep expertise in Vision Language Models (VLM) and Generative AI (GAI) to drive
the development of cutting‑edge, on‑prem multimodal systems fusing visual understanding with natural language reasoning
You’ll join a world‑class Defense Tech AI team creating advanced solutions that empower smarter interfaces, decision support tools, and next‑generation experiences
What You’ll Do
Develop advanced Vision Language Models for multilingual environments
Design multimodal pipelines combining image and text data for VQA, captioning, semantic retrieval, and cross‑modal search
Develop decision‑support applications powered by Generative AI that make complex insights accessible
Collaborate with engineers and researchers to deploy, scale, and optimize VLMs in production
Build robust image‑text representations and embeddings that drive real‑world performance
Your Expertise
Solid foundation in Data Science, Machine Learning / Deep Learning, and Generative AI methodologies
5+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying deep learning systems
3+ years developing VLM or multimodal AI models (on‑prem or cloud) as a Senior Data Scientist / ML Engineer
Deep familiarity with Vision‑Language architectures (CLIP, BLIP, Flamingo, LLaVA, VQA transformers)
Experience in semantic search, embedding optimization, and multi‑agent or RAG architecture
Comfortable working with Agile workflows and DevOps principles
Competitive background (Kaggle) — Advantage
Why Join Us
Work with leading researchers and engineers on next‑generation multimodal intelligence
Make a tangible impact on the way people interact with technology
Be part of a forward‑thinking team that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning
Shape the future of Vision‑Language AI — from concept to deployment
Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world. Elbit Systems develops, manufactures, integrates and sustains a range of next-generation solutions across multiple domains.
Driven by its agile, collaborative culture, and leveraging Israel’s technology ecosystem, Elbit Systems enables customers to address rapidly evolving battlefield challenges and overcome threats.
Elbit Systems employs approximately 20,000 people in dozens of countries across five continents. The Company reported $1.9 billion in revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 and an order backlog of $25.2 billion as of such date.
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