Within the Defense Sector, theAirborneSystemsBusiness Area at Leidos currently has an opening for a talented Flight Software Engineer towork in our Huntsville office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to helpdevelopsoftware for tactical strike, sensors, autonomy, CUAS, and UAS solutions.
This position focuses onthedevelopment of robust, innovative software frameworks,as well as thefielding,support, and maintenance of software products. Software products range from analysis tools/simulations, mission planning software, and components of mission-critical systems.This position may include development using embedded computing technologies such as drivers, flash memory, bootloaders, board support packages, PCBs, JTAG, real-time operating system (RTOS), single board computers, system-on-chip (SoC), and hardware interfaces and protocols.
Primary Responsibilities
Design and develop robust C/C++ embedded software under the oversight of a senior software developer.
Assist with creating and executing unit and integration tests on software components.
Perform as part of an agile software development team for tasking and progress reporting.
Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge with the team.
Troubleshoot and resolve application issues and bugs in a timely manner.
Other software development duties as assigned.
Use GitLab software pipeline for performing configuration management, continuous integration, and automated testing.
Direct communication with customers, end users, and team members will be required on a frequent basis.
Basic Qualifications
Candidate must possess at least a bachelors degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The candidate must have 2-4 years of relevant technical experience with a BS degree or 0-2 years of experience with a MS degree.
Have a proven track record of implementing software development principles.
Candidate must demonstrate a strong competency in software development in either C/C++, Java, C#, Rust, or Python programming languages.
Candidate is expected to participate in peer reviews and accept constructive feedback from more senior software team members.
Have experience writing unit and integration tests with unit test frameworks.
Possess an aptitude for the technical skillsrequired for software development, configuration management, and software quality engineeringconcepts.
Have strong analytical and process improvement skills along with apersonal drive for details and quality workmanship.
Possess an aptitude for the technical skillsrequired for software test and software quality engineeringconcepts.
Aptitude with Linux and Windows operating systems and their respective development tools/IDEs, scripts, debuggers, and administrative features is also expected.
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and use of one or more Agile tools, such as Gitlab Ultimate, Atlassian Jira, Trello, or Monday.com.
Demonstrate familiarity with Microsoft Office(Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Have good verbal and written communication skills.
Must be a resident of North Alabama or willing to relocate to the Huntsville-North Alabama area.
Must possess a secret clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with applicable industry standards (IEEE 12207, CMMI, DO-178C and/or DO-278, RMF) is a plus.
Interest and/or experience in software development using AI tools is also a plus.
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Original Posting:September 11, 2026
For U.S. Positions: 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
