# Research Scientist

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $57,850.00 - $104,575.00
**Category**: Research
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking a talented Research Scientist to work in the Leidos Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence branch. You will solve complex engineering problems with a highly technical, multidisciplinary team.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Develop solutions to aerospace and defense problems by applying engineering, AI/ML, and software technical skills.

- Solve open-ended research problems across several aerospace domains.

- Utilize technical skills for tasks involving dynamical modeling and simulation, machine learning, algorithm development, and data visualization, primarily using Python.

- Leverage internal resources, collaborate with peers, and learn independently.

- Communicate technical results effectively to peers.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Bachelor’s degree and 0-2 years of prior relevant experience or a master's degree with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.

- US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

- Advanced proficiency in programming, specifically Python and MATLAB.

- Fundamental understanding of mathematical concepts, including linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate frames.

- Fundamental understanding of core aerospace concepts, such as vehicle and attitude dynamics, control systems, and flight mechanics.

- Understanding of machine learning basics, supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and statistics.

- Ability to perform independent research and work both in collaborative team environments and independently.

- Effective technical communication skills.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- US Citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance.

- Research experience or prior internship positions.

- Experience with C++.

- Experience with Linux.

- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

**Pay Range:** $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- MATLAB
- machine learning
- dynamical modeling
- algorithm development
- data visualization
- linear algebra
- matrix math
- statistics
- trigonometry
- coordinate frames
- vehicle dynamics
- control systems
- flight mechanics

### Nice to have
- C++
- Linux
- Git
- TS/SCI security clearance

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