Senior Robotics Computer Engineer

Overview

The Guidance, Navigation, Control, and Autonomy Branch of the Leidos Innovations Center provides cutting-edge navigation for customers who can’t rely on GPS alone, and we need your help in the Rocket City (Huntsville, AL)! This position offers your next career progression. Step into a role leading functional teams with continued career advancement potential. Handle leading and directing both analytic and hands-on tasks, including development, simulation, analysis, and field testing of navigation algorithms supporting autonomous robotic operations.

We perform research, development, and advanced prototyping for DARPA, NASA, Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, and Army Combat Capabilities Development Command engineering centers. These customers need to get our advanced technology into the field! You’ll work with other engineers in small teams using spiral or agile development to meet aggressive schedules aimed at near-term field demonstrations.

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Please note: This role is located in Huntsville, AL. There may be opportunity to telework up to 1 day/week.

• Lead small teams of cross-domain engineers spanning electrical, computer, mechanical, and software.
• Integrate sensors and computing platforms over various electrical interfaces (e.g. RS232, RS422, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP, etc).
• Deploy novel algorithms for optimal estimation and/or computer vision to various processing architectures for real-time execution.
• Enhance software architecture with software design, programming, and code reviews.
• Lead field demonstrations and customer interfacing with additional engineering support.
• Travel with the team to demonstrate systems in real-world conditions; typically lasts 1-2 weeks and occurs 3-4 times a year.
• Present techniques, solutions, and results to the team and to customers.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, software engineering or equivalent with 8+ years of prior relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• 3 or more years of experience working within a Linux development environment
• 3 or more years of experience programming in C/C++
• 1+ years of experience programming in Python or Matlab
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring junior engineers
• US Citizen and be able to obtain & maintain a Secret security clearance after hiring.

• Master’s or PhD Degree in one of the majors listed above.
• Experience interfacing to sensors such as inertial sensors, GPS, altimeters, cameras, LiDAR, odometers, etc.
• Experience deploying navigation algorithms to real-time applications.
• Experience with Linux, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience with version control tools, especially Git and Gitlab.
• Experience with autonomous system development through robotics competitions.
• Existing US security clearance (Secret or above).

LInC

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We re the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”

Original Posting: October 6, 2025

For U.S. Positions:
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $ - $

The 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.