Junior Software Developer

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Leidos’ Defense Systems Sector RF Systems Division has an opening for a Junior Software Developer with the ability and experience to work multiple projects (hardware integration and/or modeling & simulation efforts) within the Sensor Systems Analysis and Engineering Portfolio.

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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You will join a diverse team of junior-to-senior software developers, engineers, and scientists to help create unique solutions for complex problems. Our team solves important problems that make a difference and support our customers in the current and future defense of our nation; primarily in the areas of sensor integration, testing, characterization, modeling, simulation, data analysis, and algorithm development for electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) systems. The ideal developer candidate will also demonstrate experience in and/or enthusiasm toward developing a broader technical capability to support overlapping engineering and scientific disciplines with a particular focus on writing software to solve problems. Candidate will be expected to support multiple tasks in parallel, productively contribute in a team environment, and communicate effectively to management, coworkers, and customers. 

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Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team of engineers and scientists to write software (using primarily C++ and Python) to solve problems in a variety of disciplines to include EO/IR sensor systems.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and have familiarity developing for both Windows and Linux OS.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in software engineering, computer with 2-4 years of recent  relevant experience or Masters degree with less than 2 years of relevant experience.
• Must be a US citizen, be able to maintain a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL, area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly organized, demonstrating the ability to work independently at times due to fast-paced and highly productive work environment.
• Ability to fill various project needs, an interest in working multiple programs with intermediate ability in C++, C#, and Python is a bonus along with strong object-oriented design skills.
• Ability to create design documentation, requirements specifications, and other technical documentation.

Preference may be given to candidates with one of more of the following:

• Recent stellar academic performance
• Relevant experience or competency that demonstrates a multi-disciplined skillset
• SECRET clearance or higher TS/SCI clearance (with CI Polygraph)
• Familiarity or interest in EO/IR phenomenology
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Experience with image processing
• Experience with GPU programming and/or CUDA programming
• Experience with developing AI/ML solutions
• Experience with build systems such as CMake.

Original Posting Date:

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:

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.