Advanced Technology Laboratories
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) is an applied research and development center for scientific advancement in the areas of autonomy, robotics, artificial intelligence, command & control, human-machine symbiosis, spectrum operations, hypersonics and cyber.
ATL engineers and scientists develop and apply leading edge technologies to our customers’ most difficult problems and needs, redefining global security and transforming emerging ideas into solutions.
Embracing diversity of thought and collaborating with some of the best and brightest in government, industry, and academia, ATL is creating generation-after-next technology to help Lockheed Martin and our research and development customers.
These customers include U.S. government service laboratories and the U.S. armed forces, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to maintain technology dominance.
![ATL Main Image](jpg/atl_mainphoto-2.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg)
ATL Publications
Explore ATL's publications library to discover the diverse areas of advanced research and development shared by our scientists and engineers. ATL strongly encourages our thought leaders to share and publish their innovative technology developments.
ATL’s collaborations and partnerships involve the brightest minds of academia, small business, and our colleagues across Lockheed Martin’s business areas.
This resource is an introduction to ATL’s many impactful and industry-disrupting technologies. See how we are advancing national security through transformational technology development.
Recent Events:
Analog v. Digital Photonic Signal Transport
IEEE Research & Applications of Photonics in Defense
Michael Hoff, Steven Ralph, Rick Stevens
Deterministic Multi-sensor Measurement-adaptive Birth using Labeled Random Finite Sets
2023 26th International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION)
Jennifer Bondarchuk, Anthony Trezza, DJ Bucci
ATL Research Areas
![autonomy](png/icon-autonomy.png.pc-adaptive.full.medium.png)
Assured Autonomy and Systems
- Collaborative and tactical autonomy
- Extreme robotic mobility and manipulation
- Verification and Validation (V&V) for autonomy
- Assured symbiosis
- Physiological, biochemical and cognitive sensing technologies
![c2u](png/icon-c2u.png.pc-adaptive.full.medium.png)
Command, Control and Understanding (C2&U)
- Analyst-machine collaboration for sense making
- High complexity planning and control
![spectrum](png/icon-spectrum.png.pc-adaptive.full.medium.png)
Spectrum Operations
- Advanced physics, processing and sensors
- Data fusion and state estimation
- Embedded designs and RF signal processing
- Optoelectronics and advanced packaging
- RF Spectrum-based machine learning
![cyber](png/icon-cyber.png.pc-adaptive.full.medium.png)
Cyber
- Cyber infrastructure
- Malware analysis
- Automated cyber testing
- Secure and high performance computing
![human](png/icon-human.png.pc-adaptive.full.medium.png)
Human and Social Systems Engineering
- Advanced machine learning techniques for rapid analysis and augmentation
- Human sentiment and influence
- Model-based analytics for forecasting instabilities and outcomes
- Frameworks and techniques for ingesting, indexing, integrating and analyzing big data sets
![hypersonics](png/icon-hypersonics.png.pc-adaptive.full.medium.png)
Hypersonics
- High temperature photonics and electronics
- High fidelity multi-physics modeling and simulation
ATL Careers and Collaboration
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories is home to a tight-knit group of scientists and engineers motivated by a common mission: Incubating transformational technologies in support of global security.
We hail from diverse backgrounds, with over 300 people working across three main locations. We thrive in a flat and nimble organization, and regularly partner with early adopters to validate concepts and prototypes. We’re passionate problem-solvers and curious collaborators. Join us in asking, “What about…” and “What if…” as we explore what’s next.
![Universities](jpg/atl_universities.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg)
Universities & Students
![Businesses](jpg/atl_experienced.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg)
Small Businesses & Experienced Professionals
Contact Us
Media & Other Inquiries:
Headquarters:
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES
3 Executive Campus, Suite 600
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
We're engineering a better tomorrow.
Your individual skills play a critical role in changing the way the world works and helping us develop products that make it a safer place to achieve your goals. Our teams are made up of diverse employees from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, working together to tackle complex challenges and push the boundaries of innovation.
Explore our skill areas to find the right opportunity for you.