Leidos - McLean, VA
posted 4 months ago
Join a forward-thinking team committed to innovating the transportation sector! At Leidos, we support the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), focusing on enhancing transportation operations, safety, mobility, and reducing environmental impacts. STOL champions the integration of emerging technologies such as cooperative driving automation (CDA) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) to revolutionize transportation. We are seeking a dedicated Transportation Engineer/Modeler for Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) and Digital Twin to join our McLean, Virginia group. You will engage in dynamic projects involving Operations, Safety, Freight, and Access Management and in the growing and rapidly advancing fields of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), CDA, Digital Twin, V2X, and Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies. In this role, you will conduct research on a variety of transportation engineering projects, which encompass traffic simulation, CDA, Digital Twin, V2X, CV, safety, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). You will execute traffic simulation projects across multiple scales, ranging from microscopic to macroscopic levels, and develop, refine, and maintain simulation networks. Additionally, you will manage comprehensive data analysis and implement cutting-edge algorithms in an open-source environment. Your work will also involve performing cross-disciplinary CDA and V2X simulations, including automated driving simulation, vehicle dynamics simulation, V2X communication simulation, and sensor simulation. You will participate in the creation of digital twins and high-definition (HD) maps, utilizing data mining techniques and algorithms to analyze Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) and V2X testing data. Furthermore, you will create guidance, training, and outreach materials aimed at technical audiences, practitioners, and various stakeholders, focusing on diverse aspects of transportation. Your responsibilities will also include developing documentation, reports, manuals, and presentations to effectively communicate project results to intended audiences, ensuring clarity and practical applicability in both oral and written forms. You will contribute to the development, support, and review of technical proposals, authoring white papers, proposals, and briefings that demonstrate technical and thought leadership, catering to the needs of Leidos leadership or clients.