Mid-Level Embedded Software Engineer

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably.

Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. 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 well known for our 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 our 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.

• 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 Dev Ops 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.

• 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 Dev Ops 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.

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance (interim and final).

• 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…