Embedded Software Engineer

Leidos

4.1

Columbia, MD

Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.3/5 in supportive management

  • 68% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 84% would recommend this company to other women

  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.

  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.

  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.

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    Position summary

    Description

    Leidos is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to be a part of a dynamic team that architects, designs, develops, integrates, tests, certifies, and deploys cryptographic core products for the customer.

    Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.

    Specific tasks include: Hardware and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design and Development; Embedded Software Development; Integration and Testing of Crypto Core Products; Test System Design and Development; Information Assurance Security Documentation, Evaluation and Certification; and Mentor Graphics tool suite configuration, tech support and maintenance.

    Primary Responsibilities

    • Develop, test, debug and document embedded software enabling custom electronic systems to perform all functions necessary to meet overall system objectives.
    • Develop and implement test plans to verify that each embedded software function performs as intended. Utilize commercial test tools or develop and adapt custom hardware and software to exercise and debug embedded software.
    • Analyze system requirements and develop an implementation plan complete with functional definitions and reasoned allocation of those functions between hardware and software components.
    • Design and develop complete system test plans to prove that all system requirements are being met and are properly implemented.
    • Develop systems and software testing and integration processes in support of new systems or new baseline deployments and align with Enterprise systems engineering and integration processes
    • Provide systems test and integration support in the implementation of new systems or new baseline deployments
    • Evaluate risks and impacts of proposed systems testing and integration processes
    • Execute test and integration activities
    • Support risk assessment of proposed systems testing and integration processes
    • Support configuration control of systems testing and integration requirements
    • Support evaluation and documentation of testing and integration activities, including evaluation of requirements satisfaction

    Basic Qualifications & Education

    • Minimum 6+ years of embedded software development and test and integration experience.
    • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study and 4 years of relevant experience (an additional four years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.)
    • Experience with C/C++ and/or Python

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience with GitLab
    • Experience with Bash and/or Tcl/TK scripts
    • Familiarity with the Information Assurance Security Requirements Document (IASRD)

    Security Clearance Requirement

    Active TS/SCI with a polygraph. Must be a US Citizen

    Pay Range:

    Pay Range $118,300.00 - $182,000.00 - $245,700.00

    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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    What are Leidos perks and benefits

    Backup child care

    Elder care

    Unconscious bias training

    Networking

    Diversity recruiting

    Remote work policy

    Part time policy

    Paid maternity

    Paid paternity

    Paid adoptive

    About the company

    Industry: Technology: B2B Tech Services

    Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 40,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $12.30 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021. 

    Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.3/5 in supportive management

  • 68% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 84% would recommend this company to other women

  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.

  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.

  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.