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Senior Data Scientist - NLP/LLM

CompanyElbitSystems
LocationNetanya
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 18, 2026
About The Company
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.
About the Role

תאור משרה

At our AI & GAI division, you’ll face one of the most exciting challenges in the field — developing on-prem Hebrew LLMs that will power
future decision-support systems for defense-grade solutions. You’ll drive the technical execution and vision of NLP & LLM innovations that pave the way for smarter
language-aware systems, shaping next-generation interfaces and analytics capabilities


We’re looking for


An experienced Data Scientist who lives and breathes NLP and LLMs. Someone eager to build meaningful technology from the ground up
with curiosity, collaboration, and impact at heart. You’ll work side-by-side with Data and AI engineers, review system architectures
mentor teams, and push the boundaries of how generative AI is applied in real operations


Responsibilities


Lead the development and implementation of NLP and LLM solutions for text classification, sentiment analysis, and named entity recognition
Design and implement advanced generative capabilities for decision-support tools based on GAI
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy NLP models in production and optimize performance and scalability
Develop effective text representations to transform natural language into practical features
Provide technical guidance to engineers and serve as a hands-on technical lead
Train embedding and semantic search models (long chain, multi-agent, RAG architecture) within an on-prem environment
Explore new technologies and contribute innovative ideas in the LLM domain


Requirements


M.Sc. in Computer Science or Data Science
At least 5 years of practical experience in ML/DL development
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience building NLP/LLM systems (on-prem or cloud)
Expert-level understanding of data science methodologies and AI systems
Solid grasp of Agile and DevOps principles
Familiarity with public cloud big data and AI services — Advantage
Active engagement with the LLM community (Git, Hugging Face) — Advantage
Team player with strong interpersonal skills and a broad system perspective
Hands-on technical leadership capabilities

Key Skills
NLPLLMsMachine LearningDeep LearningText ClassificationSentiment AnalysisNamed Entity RecognitionGenerative AITechnical LeadershipData ScienceAgileDevOpsEmbedding ModelsSemantic SearchCollaborationCuriosityInnovation
Categories
TechnologyData & AnalyticsEngineering
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Lead the development and implementation of NLP and LLM solutions for various applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy models and optimize their performance.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
2078
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
Hebrew
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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