Data Scientist team leader

Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems

Posted on May 25, 2026
  • Are you ready to push the boundaries of multimodal intelligence

We’re searching for a visionary Senior Data Scientist Team Leader 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

Lead a team of Data Scientists

Develop advanced Vision Language Models solutions for operational challenges

Work with Massive Real world Data

Design multimodal pipelines combining image audio and text 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

:Your Expertise

Proven experience leading teams

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

Experience with real time noisy , latency , compute constrains (including edge devices)

Experience in semantic search, embedding optimization, and multi‑agent or RAG architecture

Comfortable working with Agile workflows and DevOps principles

Competitive background (Kaggle) — Advantag

  • 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

**Only suitable applications will be considered

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