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Serve as a Maritime Navigation Engineer for the Leidos Innovation Center (LInC) in Huntsville, AL.  Our team’s mission is to: (1) develop and demonstrate new alternative navigation technologies to meet urgent military operational needs to operate in GPS-challenged environments, and (2) rapidly transition this technology to operational platforms to outpace the adversary threats currently being faced in the field.  Project involve small teams of engineers working together in spiral or agile development environments to meet aggressive customer schedules aimed at near-term field demonstrations of emerging capabilities.  Our core competencies include sensor fusion, computer vision, HW/SW integration, computer vision aided navigation, geophysical aided navigation, and machine learning.  Typical customers include Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC).

Primary Responsibilities

Develop, analyze and integrate advanced geophysical navigation techniques, including feature matching using terrain, magnetics, gravity and moreResearch, develop, test and integrate advanced algorithms (particle filters, Kalman filters) to merge multiple navigation sensors (inertial, magnetic, acoustic, RF and optical) to achieve accurate and autonomous vehicle navigationDevelop and utilize simulation testbeds to support algorithm testing and assessmentExperiment and test your advanced technology in our lab and on our test vehicles  Travel with your team to prove your technology to the customer on a variety of platforms, including ground vehicles, surface boats, underwater vehicles and naval ships.  Testing typically lasts for 1-2 weeks.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in advanced technical field (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent) with 4+ years of experience or Master's Degree in above technical disciplines with 2+ years of experienceProgramming experience with Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++Understanding of inertial navigation fundamentals, including strapdown processing, stochastic sensor error models, and system error propagationDemonstrated experience in modeling and simulation techniques and covariance analysis for predicting system performanceDemonstrated experience in navigation sensor technologies and optimal estimation techniquesUS Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in technical field (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent) with experience performing navigation development work.Experience applying sensor fusion/estimation algorithms (e.g. Kalman Filters, Particles Filters, or Factor Graphs) to maritime surface and underwater platformsExpertise with geophysical map matching algorithms including calibration and correlation techniquesHands-on experience working with various maritime sensor types (Inertial Measurement Units, GPS, magnetometers, Doppler Velocity Logs, acoustic, sonar, etc.)Experience with signal processing and or acousticsExperience designing and developing software running in the Linux operating environmentExperience using version control tools (GIT, Subversion, etc).Previous experience supporting at-sea field test operationsCurrently cleared at Secret-level or above

LInC

Original Posting Date:2025-02-13

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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.