Senior Navigation Systems Engineer

About the Role

The Contested Autonomy & Navigation Branch of the Leidos Innovations Center provides cutting-edge navigation for customers who can’t rely on GPS alone. This position offers both analytic and hands-on tasks, including development, simulation, analysis, and field testing of navigation algorithms. You’ll work with other engineers in small teams using spiral or agile development to meet aggressive schedules aimed at live demonstrations and transition to fielded systems. The role is located in Huntsville, AL, with the opportunity to telework up to 1 day per week.

We perform research, development, and advanced prototyping for DARPA, NASA, Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, and Army Combat Capabilities Development Command engineering centers. If you're excited about making advanced technologies work in the real world, we want you on our team.

For more information about the work we do, visit Leidos Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.

Responsibilities

• Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of a navigation system as part of a broader system simulation.
• Conduct simulation trade studies to inform selection of navigation hardware meeting system requirements.
• For developmental flight systems, lead the design of new algorithms and transition existing Leidos algorithms to produce software enabling accurate, real-time GPS-denied navigation.
• Use and apply multiple sensor fusion algorithms, including extended Kalman filters, unscented Kalman filters, particle filters, and factor graphs.
• Fuse simulated and real-world sensor inputs from inertial sensors, GPS, altimeters, cameras, and other aiding sensors.
• Work within a team of engineers across disciplines to design innovative navigation systems constrained by accuracy, operating environment, and cost.
• Travel individually and with a team to coordinate with teammates and customers across large programs; travel typically lasts no more than a week at a time.
• Present techniques, solutions, and results to the team and to customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an advanced technical field (electrical engineering, software engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent) and 8+ years of prior relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience with one or more sensor fusion algorithms: extended Kalman filters, unscented Kalman filters, particle filters, or factor graphs.
• Experience working with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) in the context of a multi-sensor navigation system.
• Good working knowledge of navigation architectures as part of a flight system involving closed-loop Guidance, Navigation, and Control software.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to dynamic simulations in MATLAB or a similar environment.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including ability to work within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) and externally with other subsystem teams.
• Ability to clearly articulate technical information, often to non-technical customers.
• Must be a US Citizen with an existing security clearance (Secret or above).

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD Degree in one of the majors listed above.
• Familiarity with alternative navigation technologies to improve navigation performance in GPS-degraded environments.
• Experience deploying navigation algorithms to real-time applications.
• Experience with Linux, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience with version control tools, especially Git or Subversion.
• Experience conducting business in a high OPSEC environment, including modeling, simulation, and software development.
• Experience with specifying, testing, and/or qualifying sensor hardware.
• Working knowledge of computer vision techniques.
• Eligibility for upgrade to Top Secret clearance (NKE).

Pay

Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00. 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 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.

Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Leidos offers competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at Leidos Pay and Benefits.