Robotics Computer Engineer

$65,000 - $117,500/Yr

Leidos - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Entry Level

Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Robotics Computer Engineer position at Leidos involves working on cutting-edge navigation technologies for autonomous robotic operations. The role includes both analytical and hands-on tasks such as development, simulation, analysis, and field testing of navigation algorithms. The engineer will collaborate with a small team to integrate sensors, deploy algorithms, enhance software architecture, and demonstrate systems in real-world conditions, contributing to projects for high-profile clients like DARPA and NASA.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Work within a team of 3-5 engineers to test algorithms on demonstration hardware
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in advanced technical field (electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent) with 2+ years of prior relevant experience or master's degree in above mentioned technical field
• Experience programming in C/C++ with additional experience in Python or MATLAB
• Linux operating system familiarity
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance after hiring.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's 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).

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for professional development
• Work on innovative projects with leading technology
• Collaborative team environment