Software Engineer; C+ +-Smart Mobility; Transportation Security Clearance

Position: Software Engineer (C++)-Smart Mobility (Transportation) with Security Clearance
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- Description Join us in improving and shaping the future of the smart mobility with a group of intelligent, motivated, and dedicated individuals! Leidos operates the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), a US Department of Transportation (USDOT) onsite R&D lab located at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center. STOL’s focus is on improving transportation system operations to achieve USDOT’s safety, mobility, sustainability and equity goals.

STOL spearheads a variety of exciting R&D projects involving emerging technologies, including but not limited to infrastructure and vehicle connectivity and automation, everything-in-the loop simulation, and AI/ML modeling.  To promote these efforts, Leidos is looking for a Mid-level Software Engineer (C++) to join our team!

Location:

This role will be expected to work full-time at the customer site in McLean, VA Learn about STOL here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Candidates MUST:
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States with proof of legal status and be eligible for a Public Trust Clearance, which includes THREE (3) consecutive years in the United States WITHIN THE LAST FIVE (5) years .
Primary Responsibilities
* Lead development for research prototypes and proof-of-concepts for various intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications across a variety of ITS devices, including vehicles, infrastructure, and cloud systems.
* Participate in and help shape our open-source software process, triaging and addressing issues reported by external users and evaluating 3rd party code contributions.
* Identify, document, and formulate approaches to addressing areas of technical debt.
* Conduct hands-on test events and demonstrations, on-site at TFHRC and off-site at test facilities.
* Analyze and assess the team’s existing ITS software systems to understand their architecture, and how they can be redesigned into more modular, scalable, and maintainable components.
* Contribute to internal best practices for software development and lead knowledge sharing to support adoption across development teams.
* Work with cross-functional internal team to determine technical feasibility of projects, breakdown project goals into software development tasks, and assist with overall effort and timeline estimation of planned work.
* Lead the execution of planned technical work, including design work, addressing unplanned technical challenges, and being responsive to changes in customer needs.
* Directly interact with on-site customer representatives and external stakeholders to communicate across technical disciplines as needed throughout a project’s life cycle. Minimal Qualifications
* Interest in working with emerging technologies and shaping the future of transportation.
* A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering with at a MINIMUM of 4 years of professional experience in C++ software development, or a Master’s degree with at least 2 years of professional experience in C++ software development.
* Experience using CMake for building C++ packages.
* Experience with Git.
* Experience with Docker (including docker-compose).
* Software development experience with Java and/or Python.
* Experience developing in an Agile framework using toolsets such as JIRA and Confluence.
* Proficiency in software quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing, test-driven design/development, CI/CD pipelines with Git Hub Actions, static code analysis tools, etc.).
* Understanding of mathematical fundamentals, including geometry, linear algebra, probability, graph theory, set theory, and statistics.

Preferred Qualifications
* Extensive experience designing, implementing, and maintaining C++ software packages in a Linux environment.
* Experience with Linux build systems and package management systems.
* Software development experience with Java and/or Python.
* Experience with Kafka or similar message broker systems.
* Experience with Robot Operating System (ROS).
* Experience with user interface (UI) and/or front-end development.
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