Aerospace Engineer
Leidos
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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
Leidos is seeking a talented Aerospace Engineer to work remotely for the team located in our Huntsville, AL office. In the Leidos Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence branch, you will work to solve complex engineering problems with a highly technical, multidisciplinary team consisting of aerospace engineers, computer scientists, research scientists, and statisticians. This group provides cutting-edge solutions to aerospace and defense problems such as autonomous battle management, robotic vehicle guidance, and model-based system identification.
Primary Responsibilities
- Employees in this role will work to develop solutions and manage technical teams for aerospace and defense problems by applying a variety of engineering, AI/ML, and software technical skills. To succeed in this role, engineers are required to leverage internal resources (e.g., software toolkits), collaborate with peers and experienced professionals, and learn independently.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Aerospace Engineering with 8-15 years of work experience.
- Advanced proficiency in programming, specifically including Python and MATLAB.
- Fundamental understanding of mathematical concepts, including linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate frames.
- Aerospace Engineering: Fundamental understanding of core aerospace concepts, such as vehicle and attitude dynamics, control systems, and flight mechanics.
- Computer Science / Math: Understanding of machine learning basics, supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and statistics.
- Ability to perform independent research to learn new skills.
- Ability to work both in collaborative team environments and independently on open-ended research problems.
- Effective technical communication skills.
- Ability to manage teams of engineers and architect technical solutions to complex problems.
- Must be a US citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Research experience.
- Experience with C++.
- Experience with Linux.
- Program management experience.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git).
- Active security clearance.
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Original Posting:
September 23, 2025For 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:
Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00The 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.