1 day ago
Natick, MA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$87k - $157k/yr
Responsibilities
- Travel to drop zones and test ranges for flight-test and demonstration events, typically for one to two weeks per trip.
- Set up, configure, and operate ground stations and telemetry equipment in field environments.
- Conduct pre-drop software and system checks and assist with rigging, load buildup, and aircraft loading.
- Recover and validate flight data, perform quick-look analyses, and support go/no-go decisions.
- Develop and execute software test procedures and investigate failures from laboratory, ground, and flight testing.
- Operate integration test benches and software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop systems.
- Maintain, adapt, and develop telemetry and flight-log parsers, post-drop analysis scripts, ground-station utilities, and basic imagery-analysis tools.
- Troubleshoot software and integration issues and serve as the primary software engineering subject matter expert for the Cargo Aerial Delivery team.
- Support Cyber Working Groups and Risk Management Framework activities, prepare cybersecurity documentation, interpret vulnerability scans, and track remediation to closure.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of experience; additional experience, training, or certifications may substitute for the degree.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card.
- Proven software development ability with Python and/or C/C++.
- Working knowledge of software integration, debugging, troubleshooting, verification and testing, Linux command-line environments, embedded software or firmware, software/hardware integration, telemetry and software-log analysis, and Git/GitLab workflows or configuration management.
- Ability to communicate technical information across diverse technical teams and work independently and collaboratively.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% based on program needs.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with embedded, avionics, robotics, autonomous, aerospace, or other software-intensive physical systems; developmental or operational testing; field or laboratory troubleshooting; source-code or merge-request reviews; Python data-processing or engineering-analysis tools; government or DoD programs; DoD cybersecurity and RMF processes; and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or equivalent cloud experience.
Benefits
- The position is located in Natick, Massachusetts.
- The role requires travel of up to 25%, typically including one- to two-week field-test trips.
- The posting states that the position supports a U.S. Army mission and requires U.S. citizenship and CAC eligibility.
About Leidos
Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.