Mid-Level Embedded Software Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place by helping customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. The Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. Leidos delivers innovative solutions through its diverse and talented people who are dedicated to customer success. The company empowers its teams, contributes to its communities, and operates sustainably. Everything Leidos does is built on a commitment to do the right thing for its customers, people, and community. The company's Mission, Vision, and Values guide its business practices. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber, and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific, and IT solutions. Leidos is known for its people-oriented culture, positive work environment, technical excellence, and resilient business ethics. Within the Defense Sector, the Kinetic Effects Business Area at Leidos currently has an opening for a talented Aviation Embedded Software Engineer to work in its Huntsville office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help develop software for tactical strike, sensors, CUAS, and UAS solutions. This position focuses on the development of robust, innovative software frameworks, as well as the fielding, support, and maintenance of software products. Software products range from analysis tools/simulations, mission planning software, and components of mission-critical systems.
Requirements
- Candidate must possess at least a 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.
- Candidate should have 4-8 years of relevant technical experience.
- Design and architect full-stack software solutions for airborne systems, including embedded software architecture, code implementation, unit testing, and integration of distributed software modules across subsystems and networks.
- Lead technical design decisions and influence solution approaches within the software development lifecycle, utilizing DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop software tools, test harnesses, and infrastructure to support fully integrated solutions.
- Mentor and review work of junior engineers, providing technical guidance on design patterns, coding standards, and best practices.
- Communicate directly with customers, end users, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, resolve technical issues, and drive project deliverables.
- Take ownership of entire software components or subsystems from concept through deployment.
- Have excellent teamwork and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience establishing, improving, or adapting disciplined software engineering processes and development standards.
- Proven ability to coordinate and deliver across multiple products under development by distributed teams, managing technical dependencies and integration points.
- Hands-on experience with embedded software including device drivers, board support packages, boot loaders, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), and Hardware Description Language (HDL).
- Working knowledge of hardware systems including microcontrollers, single board computers, common peripheral interfaces, and hardware test equipment.
- Experience with software architecture patterns and design principles for embedded and distributed systems.
- Track record of identifying and resolving complex integration issues across hardware/software boundaries.
- Experience with configuration management tools, version control systems, and automated build/test frameworks.
- Domain knowledge in defense systems, avionics, or guided munitions highly desirable.
- Experience mentoring engineers on embedded software best practices or leading technical design reviews.
Responsibilities
- Design and architect full-stack software solutions for airborne systems, including embedded software architecture, code implementation, unit testing, and integration of distributed software modules across subsystems and networks.
- Lead technical design decisions and influence solution approaches within the software development lifecycle, utilizing DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop software tools, test harnesses, and infrastructure to support fully integrated solutions.
- Mentor and review work of junior engineers, providing technical guidance on design patterns, coding standards, and best practices.
- Communicate directly with customers, end users, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, resolve technical issues, and drive project deliverables.
- Take ownership of entire software components or subsystems from concept through deployment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
