Modeling and Simulation Junior Software Engineer

Description

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a talented Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer to develop and maintain high fidelity sensor simulation models for US Army and Air Force UAV/RPA (Unmanned Air Vehicle/Remotely Piloted Aircraft) trainer systems.

The Software Engineer facilitates war fighters to train like they fight, since the sensor model products are designed to interoperate with tactical Ground Control Station software.

This role involves collaborative software development in an agile scrum environment using the C++ and C# programming languages.

Basic Qualifications:

• Candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, or an equivalent degree. With a minimum of 4 years of professional software development experience (or 2 years of experience with master’s degree).
• Have experience in designing and maintaining software products and implementing software designs.
• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced work environment and be a motivated independent learner. The candidate must be highly organized and possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in software development, data structures, object-oriented design, and effective unit testing.

Must currently reside in or be willing to relocate to the greater Huntsville, AL area.

Must be a US Citizen and possess clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Other Qualifications:

• Should have experience with software best practices such as peer reviews and document generation.
• Experience with Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) protocol a plus.
• Prior experience with GPU acceleration a plus.
• Experience with Synthetic Aperture RADAR a plus.
• FORTRAN experience also a plus.

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.

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