Senior Robotics Computer Engineer
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 107900 - 195050
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Guidance Navigation Control and Autonomy Branch of the Leidos Innovations Center provides cutting-edge navigation for customers who cant 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! Youll work with other engineers in small teams using spiral or agile development to meet aggressive schedules aimed at near-term field demonstrations.
Are you excited about making advanced technologies work in the real world Then we want you on our team! For more information about the work we do please visit: note: This role is located in Huntsville AL. There may be opportunity to telework up to 1 day/week.
Primary Responsibilities
- 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.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in advanced technical field (electrical engineering computer engineering aerospace engineering software engineering or equivalent) and 8 years of prior relevant experience or masters 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters 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
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
October 6 2025For 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 $107900.00 - $195050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- AS400
- Transportation Management Systems
- Computer Operation
- Windows
- Host/Hostess Experience
- OS Kernels
- Software Troubleshooting
- Database Administration
- Supplier Management
- Operating Systems
- Remedy
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
