Junior-Level Software Engineer Jobs

Description

Are you interested in improving and shaping the transportation industry in a group of intelligent and motivated individuals? Leidos operates the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), a US Department of Transportation research lab focused on the improvement of transportation operations, safety, mobility, and environmental impacts. STOL provides a variety of services to support the advancement and deployment of emerging technologies, including vehicle automation and communication.

Our team does cutting-edge research at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, often collaborating with federal, state, and industry subject matter experts. We are part of a larger, agile research team in a fast-paced environment that pushes the boundaries of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). STOL provides a variety of services to sponsor the advancement and deployment of emerging technologies, including vehicle automation and communication.

To promote these goals, Leidos is looking for a Junior-level Software Engineer to join our team! This software engineer will develop, test, and maintain open-source C++ systems to support multiple research and development projects related to vehicle automation, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, and Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA). Automated unit tests are routinely developed and maintained as the software evolves. Where necessary, user documentation is generated or updated to reflect changes in the software functionality. All documentation, code and unit tests are routinely subjected to peer review in an open-source environment. Occasional interaction with on-site customer representatives will be part of the job.

Junior-level Software Engineer responsibilities:

• Conduct C++ ROS2 software package design, implementation, testing, and debugging, as it relates to vehicle path planning, localization, sensor fusion, perception, and both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications.
• Support both the internal development team and external users of our open source software by developing clear and helpful documentation throughout all phases of the development process, including detailed design documents, helpful/concise comments within developed code, and informative descriptions in generated GitHub Pull Requests and Issues.
• Play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the operation of the US Department of Transportations (USDOT) open source connected and automated vehicle tools, such as CARMA Platform, CARMA Streets, and V2XHub.
• Provide constructive feedback on GitHub Pull Requests made by other team members to help them improve their implementation skills, while also being open to feedback on your own code contributions.
• Support vehicle integration testing both onsite in Mclean, VA, as well as offsite as necessary to meet project deliverable timelines.
• Interact with on-site customer representatives as needed throughout a project’s life cycle to provide updates related to software design, development, and testing.
• Develop unit tests for software packages in support of continuous integration, while also conducting integration testing both in-vehicle and in a simulation environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with sensor fusion and object detection.
• Strong understanding of vehicle kinematics, dynamics, and controls.
• Experience deploying robotics platforms in the real world and/or in simulation.
• Familiarity with simulation environments such as Unreal or Unity.
• Experience developing in an Agile framework using toolsets such as JIRA and Confluence.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $63,050.00 - $97,000.00 - $130,950.00

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.