Systems Engineer for Cooperative Driving Automation

1 month ago

Chantilly, Virginia, United States Leidos Full time
Job Description

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our team operating the Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), a USDOT research lab focused on improving transportation operations, safety, mobility, and environmental impacts.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with project teams, customers, and external stakeholders to apply the systems engineering process throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensure seamless integration, clear communication, and effective problem-solving at every stage to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Conduct simulation and field testing of automated vehicles and connected infrastructure, collaborating with internal and external teams.
  • Investigate, develop, and test emerging transportation technologies, including hardware and software solutions.
  • Define functional requirements, performance metrics, and support planning, scheduling, and resource management for test campaigns.
  • Oversee integration, verification, validation, regression testing, and the development of simulation, virtualization, and distributed testing solutions.
  • Coordinate with development teams to resolve technical issues and help manage the daily activities of hardware engineers, software engineers, and technicians.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2 years of experience in a laboratory or test environment, with 2 years in developing and executing test plans and procedures and generating performance metrics for both hardware and software.
  • In-depth experience testing and evaluating software written in C and Python in a Linux environment, along with scripting experience in Python, Bash, and SQL.
  • Proficiency in deploying and configuring Linux and Windows operating systems, with experience in virtualization, containerization, and hardware/software-in-the-loop test development.
  • Strong knowledge of the engineering process, quality assurance best practices, and Agile Scrum methodology (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal and external teams.
  • Self-motivated, hands-on, and able to self-teach, with a keen interest in working with hardware and software.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance (requires three years of US residency).
  • Willingness to work on-site and travel to test sites in the US (15% travel on average) with a valid US driver's license and a good driving record.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), V2X messaging, Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA), Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV), and vehicle operations.
  • Experience identifying process efficiencies and improvements in development and testing, with knowledge of safety best practices for vehicle and pedestrian testing.
  • Proficiency in network administration and simulation tools (e.g., NS-3), as well as an understanding of vehicle kinematics, dynamics, controls, and sensor calibration.
  • Experience developing with ROS, Java, C, C#, and C, and familiarity with transportation simulation environments (e.g., SUMO, CARLA).
  • Experience deploying robotics platforms in real-world and simulation environments, with knowledge of ITS and connected vehicle standards (e.g., IEEE 1609, SAE J2735/J2945, NTCIP).
  • Familiarity with wireless standards, including IEEE 802.11, 3GPP LTE & 5G, and SAE J2735/J2945.
  • Strong experience collaborating with external communities and stakeholders.

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