Leidos

Senior Flight Software and Avionics Engineer

Leidos  •  $108k - $195k/yr  •  United States (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Leidos has an opening for a Senior Flight Software and Avionics Engineer to support the Cargo Mission Contract team in Houston, Texas. The engineer will provide space flight software and avionics support for newly developed hardware in support of ISS, HLS, moonbase, and commercial space programs.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Undertaking development of end-to-end avionics system architecture
  • Developing schematics for power distribution, communication lines, and central processing system or embedded system, related peripherals (sensors, actuators, switches)
  • Work with a team to design, develop, and test embedded flight software
  • Design and build functional, efficient, dependable, secure, and maintainable software
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers on board-level firmware and circuit designs
  • Execute test plans and procedures in Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds and support test automation platforms to facilitate CI/CD initiatives.
  • Collaborate effectively with other engineers and technicians (electrical, mechanical, embedded) to integrate hardware simulation and fault injection solutions into real-time software
  • Support milestone reviews such as PDR, CDR, and SDR
  • Give and receive productive feedback during collaboration and in design and code reviews
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science and electrical electronics engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience with embedded systems programming (e.g. microcontrollers, single board computer) in Linux and real-time software environments. C/C++ proficiency mandatory
  • Experience with development and testing of LabView Applications to build automated test, measurement, and control systems
  • Capable of identifying and solving complex problems, building solutions with little to no supervision or direction
  • Experience with spaceflight or other safety critical systems
  • Experience working with operating systems, file systems, and bootloaders
  • Experience with Bitbucket or Gitlab and Jenkins software tools, and Agile software development processes
  • Familiar with containerization supporting Continuous Development/Continuous Integration pipelines on Linux Systems

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Master’s degree in computer science and electrical electronics engineering or related fields
  • 2+ years of experience with spaceflight projects (payloads, satellites, spacecrafts)
  • Experience with developing Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) systems and subsystems
  • Electrical PCB design, schematics development, analysis, routing and testing

Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance; due to contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent residency is required.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

July 30, 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:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.

Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.

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Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
1969
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