Senior Software Engineer

Leidos is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will be a member of a dynamic team working on the development/maintenance of software that improves aircraft runway and terminal congestion. Nationwide congestion is increasing, and the need for efficient aircraft traffic planning is critical. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) is the surface management solution that will provide Next Gen Air Traffic Control capabilities to improve air traffic operations in the National Airspace System (NAS).

The Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) program is a FAA Next Gen program based on airport surface management that provides efficiency for both the airport surface and terminal airspace by providing a new and comprehensive integrated surface traffic control and management system. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Location:

This position can be in any of our three locations;
Gaithersburg, MD, Eagan, MN or Egg Harbor, NJ. Preferred location is Gaithersburg, MD. It will require 3 days onsite and 2 days from home office. Travel is expected up to 25%, to other Leidos sites.

• Surface Collaborative Decision making (SCDM), departure scheduler and other airport decision tools
• Electronic Flight Data (EFD)
• Enhanced Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS)
• Replacement or integration of multiple systems in the National Airspace System (NAS)
• Share data among controllers, aircraft operators, and airports to stage arrivals and departures and manage traffic flow within terminal airspace for greater efficiency
• Stakeholders obtain a shared awareness of flights on the ground and in the air, with electronic data exchange and a continuous real‑time picture of traffic volume and airport resources, improving gate‑to‑gate efficiency

Working both as a member of a team and independently the successful candidate will be:

• Maintaining the FAA air traffic control display software within the object‑oriented environment (primarily C++/Java) on a UNIX/Linux platform
• Performing software development as needed for the TFDM system
• Providing support needed for system engineering
• Developing the design for the user interface framework including client and server‑side components
• Working in an Agile Scrum environment
• Working mostly independently with minimum direction
• Mentoring other junior members of the team
• Participating in design discussions and providing suggestions
• Working on complex tasks

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
• Experience in object‑oriented design and development with C++
• Experience following a documented Software Development Process
• Experience using version control tools such as Git, Subversion or CVS
• Experience in the use of UNIX and Linux operating systems
• Ability to travel as business needs require

• Python experience
• Linux experience
• Shell scripting experience
• Ansible experience
• OS/hardware/firmware/network switch level infrastructure experience
• Development experience in other computer languages (Java, C, Ada, Perl, etc.)
• Familiarization with the Atlassian Tool Suite and JIRA
• Experience in Ansible, shell script, Python
• FAA air traffic domain knowledge

The salary range for this position is $140K to $150K.