11 days ago
Base Salary
$108k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and architect embedded and full-stack airborne system software, implement code, conduct peer reviews, and perform unit testing.
- Integrate loosely coupled software modules across subsystems and distributed networks.
- Lead and contribute to embedded software design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
- Perform requirements analysis, hardware compatibility analysis, and development of tools and software supporting infrastructure, platforms, and system maintenance.
- Apply and improve software engineering standards, workflows, tools, and practices across the software development life cycle.
- Lead and mentor team members while contributing to complex project delivery and technical strategy.
- Use DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and emerging AI-enabled development capabilities to support software quality and delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, with an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
- At least 8 years of relevant technical experience, or at least 6 years with a related master’s degree.
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.
- Relevant experience developing, integrating, testing, or troubleshooting embedded software or embedded-adjacent applications.
- Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems development.
- Experience with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, or FreeRTOS.
- Proficiency with embedded processors and microcontrollers, including ARM Cortex, RISC-V, or similar architectures.
- Experience with embedded debugging tools such as JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or GDB.
- Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and test automation practices.
- Preferred experience includes 5+ years with real-time embedded systems in defense, aerospace, or safety-critical platforms.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with guided weapons, flight controls, deterministic high-performance embedded systems, Docker, Kubernetes, MBSE, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882e, Jira, Git, GitLab, and mentoring developers.
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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.