Guided Munitions Mid-Level Embedded Software Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a talented Embedded Software Engineer to work in their Huntsville office. This position focuses on the development of robust, innovative software frameworks, as well as the fielding, support, and maintenance of software products for tactical strike, sensors, CUAS, and UAS solutions. Software products range from analysis tools/simulations, mission planning software, and components of mission-critical systems. The role involves conceptual design across the full stack of software for airborne systems, embedded software architectural design, code implementation, team peer review, unit testing, cohesive integration of loosely coupled software modules within subsystems and across distributed networks, use of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, and development of software tools, harnesses, and infrastructures to support a fully integrated solution. Direct communication with customers, end users, internal stakeholders, and team members will be required on a frequent basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• 4+ years of relevant technical experience or 2+ years with MS degree
• Proven track record of implementing software according to high quality development principles
• Strong competency in software development in either C, C++, Java, or Python programming languages
• Working knowledge of inter-process communication, multithreaded programming, and memory management
• Experience writing unit and integration tests with unit test frameworks
• Aptitude for the technical skills required for software development, configuration management, and software quality engineering concepts
• Strong analytical and process improvement skills
• Personal drive for details and quality workmanship
• Aptitude for the technical skills required for software test and software quality engineering concepts
• Expected to accept constructive feedback from more senior software team members
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working under a disciplined software engineering process
• Ability to work across multiple products under development by multiple small teams
• Familiarity with embedded software such as device drivers, board support packages, boot loaders, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), and Hardware Description Language (HDL)
• Familiarity with hardware such as microcontrollers, single board computers, common peripheral interfaces, and hardware test equipment

Responsibilities

• Conceptual design across the full stack of software for airborne systems
• Embedded software architectural design
• Code implementation
• Team peer review
• Unit testing
• Cohesive integration of loosely coupled software modules within subsystems and across distributed networks
• Use of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Development of software tools, harnesses, and infrastructures to support a fully integrated solution
• Direct communication with customers, end users, internal stakeholders, and team members

Benefits

• Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level