Software Engineer, C++ Developer, Software Testing

** Description*
* 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 Sector 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, theAirborne Systems Business  Area at Leidos currently has an opening for a talented Flight Software Engineer towork in our Huntsville office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to helpdevelopsoftware for tactical strike, sensors, autonomy, CUAS, and UAS solutions.

​This position focuses onthedevelopment of robust, innovative software frameworks,as well as thefielding,support, and maintenance of software products. Software products range from analysis tools/simulations, mission planning software, and components of mission-critical systems.

This position may include development using embedded computing technologies such as drivers, flash memory, bootloaders, board support packages, PCBs, JTAG, real-time operating system (RTOS), single board computers, system-on-chip (SoC), and hardware interfaces and protocols.

** Primary Responsibilities*
* + Design and develop robust C/C++ embedded software under the oversight of a senior software developer.

+ Assist with creating and executing unit and integration tests on software components.

+ Perform as part of an agile software development team for tasking and progress reporting.

+ Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge with the team.

+ Troubleshoot and resolve application issues and bugs in a timely manner.

+ Other software development duties as assigned.

+ Use Git Lab software pipeline for performing configuration management, continuous integration, and automated testing.

+ Direct communication with customers, end users, and team members will be required on a frequent basis.

** Basic Qualifications*
* + Candidate must possess at least a bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

+ The candidate must have 8+ years of relevant technical experience or 6+ with a MS degree.

+ Have a proven track record of implementing software development principles. 

+ Candidate must demonstrate a strong competency in software development in either C/C++, Java, C#, Rust, or Python programming languages. 

+ Candidate is expected to participate in peer reviews and accept constructive feedback from more senior software team members. 

+ Have experience writing unit and integration tests with unit test frameworks. 

+ Possess an aptitude for the technical skills required for software development, configuration management, and software quality engineering concepts. 

+ Have strong analytical and process improvement skills along with a personal drive for details and quality workmanship. 

+ Possess an aptitude for the technical skills required for software test and software quality…