Description

Are you interested in improving and shaping the transportation industry by researching and developing cooperative driving automation software, smart infrastructure technology, and collaborative simulation tools? Consider joining the Leidos team operating FHWA's Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), a USDOT research lab and smart garage focused on the improvement of transportation operations, safety, mobility, and environmental impacts.

In this role, you will work with:

• Connected Automated Vehicles (CAV) and related infrastructure.

• Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) systems, including vehicle-to-infrastructure, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication hardware and software.

• Real-time collaborative testing across physically distributed locations using live and simulated assets.

• Advanced simulations of vehicles, pedestrians, and transportation infrastructure.

• Traffic optimization and intelligent transportation systems.

• Conduct simulation and field testing of automated vehicles and connected infrastructure, collaborating with internal and external teams.

• Follow the testing process throughout the project lifecycle, from concept of operations to test plan development, execution, and data analysis.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.