Transportation Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Transportation Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Join Leidos at FHWA's Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL)
Shape the future of transportation with Leidos, operating the USDOT's premier research lab focused on safety, mobility, and environmental impacts. Champion cooperative driving automation (CDA), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), and connected automated vehicles (CAV) at our McLean, VA site.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, calibrate, validate microscopic/mesoscopic traffic models using VISSIM/TransModeler.
- Evaluate CAV/V2X impacts on safety, efficiency, emissions via simulations.
- Research signal timing, adaptive control, transit priority.
- Analyze datasets, generate AI-synthetic data with GANs/LLMs.
- Collaborate on concepts of operations, requirements, technical docs.
- Deliver reports, presentations, stakeholder support, proposals.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s in Transportation Engineering + 2 years experience.
- 2+ years VISSIM/TransModeler; model calibration expertise.
- Signal operations, DOT collaboration (1+ year).
- AI/ML (1+ year, TensorFlow/PyTorch); programming (Python/etc.).
- US authorization, Public Trust eligible.
Why Leidos?
Full-time onsite in McLean, VA. Salary $59,150-$106,925. Thrive in a dynamic team advancing ITS, CDA, C-V2X, AI modeling for multimodal systems. Ideal for self-motivated engineers seeking growth.
Locations
- McLean, Virginia, United States
Salary
59,150 - 106,925 USD / yearly
59,150 - 106,925 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Traffic simulation (VISSIM, TransModeler)intermediate
- Model calibration and validationintermediate
- AI/ML model development (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)intermediate
- Signal operations and traffic controlintermediate
- Python/C++/Java/Matlab programmingintermediate
- Generative AI (GANs, LLMs)intermediate
- Data analysis and visualizationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering or related field with 2+ years experience (experience)
- 2+ years hands-on experience with VISSIM and/or TransModeler (experience)
- 1+ year experience collaborating with state/local DOTs (experience)
- 1+ year AI/ML model development experience (experience)
- US work authorization and Public Trust Clearance eligibility (3 years US residency in last 5) (experience)
- Strong analytical and communication skills (experience)
Responsibilities
- Develop, calibrate, and validate microscopic/mesoscopic traffic simulation models
- Assess safety, efficiency, environmental impacts of CAV/V2X using simulations
- Support signal operations, control strategies, and traffic management
- Analyze simulation outputs and large-scale datasets
- Generate synthetic data using Generative AI (GANs/LLMs)
- Document findings in reports, presentations for technical/practitioner audiences
- Collaborate with teams on ITS/CDA/V2X technical goals
- Provide assistance to stakeholders and support proposals
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary $59,150 - $106,925
- general: Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance
- general: 401(k) with company match
- general: Professional development opportunities
- general: Paid time off and flexible work options
- general: Access to cutting-edge FHWA research lab (STOL)
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Transportation Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Transportation Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Join Leidos at FHWA's Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL)
Shape the future of transportation with Leidos, operating the USDOT's premier research lab focused on safety, mobility, and environmental impacts. Champion cooperative driving automation (CDA), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), and connected automated vehicles (CAV) at our McLean, VA site.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, calibrate, validate microscopic/mesoscopic traffic models using VISSIM/TransModeler.
- Evaluate CAV/V2X impacts on safety, efficiency, emissions via simulations.
- Research signal timing, adaptive control, transit priority.
- Analyze datasets, generate AI-synthetic data with GANs/LLMs.
- Collaborate on concepts of operations, requirements, technical docs.
- Deliver reports, presentations, stakeholder support, proposals.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s in Transportation Engineering + 2 years experience.
- 2+ years VISSIM/TransModeler; model calibration expertise.
- Signal operations, DOT collaboration (1+ year).
- AI/ML (1+ year, TensorFlow/PyTorch); programming (Python/etc.).
- US authorization, Public Trust eligible.
Why Leidos?
Full-time onsite in McLean, VA. Salary $59,150-$106,925. Thrive in a dynamic team advancing ITS, CDA, C-V2X, AI modeling for multimodal systems. Ideal for self-motivated engineers seeking growth.
Locations
- McLean, Virginia, United States
Salary
59,150 - 106,925 USD / yearly
59,150 - 106,925 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Traffic simulation (VISSIM, TransModeler)intermediate
- Model calibration and validationintermediate
- AI/ML model development (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)intermediate
- Signal operations and traffic controlintermediate
- Python/C++/Java/Matlab programmingintermediate
- Generative AI (GANs, LLMs)intermediate
- Data analysis and visualizationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering or related field with 2+ years experience (experience)
- 2+ years hands-on experience with VISSIM and/or TransModeler (experience)
- 1+ year experience collaborating with state/local DOTs (experience)
- 1+ year AI/ML model development experience (experience)
- US work authorization and Public Trust Clearance eligibility (3 years US residency in last 5) (experience)
- Strong analytical and communication skills (experience)
Responsibilities
- Develop, calibrate, and validate microscopic/mesoscopic traffic simulation models
- Assess safety, efficiency, environmental impacts of CAV/V2X using simulations
- Support signal operations, control strategies, and traffic management
- Analyze simulation outputs and large-scale datasets
- Generate synthetic data using Generative AI (GANs/LLMs)
- Document findings in reports, presentations for technical/practitioner audiences
- Collaborate with teams on ITS/CDA/V2X technical goals
- Provide assistance to stakeholders and support proposals
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary $59,150 - $106,925
- general: Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance
- general: 401(k) with company match
- general: Professional development opportunities
- general: Paid time off and flexible work options
- general: Access to cutting-edge FHWA research lab (STOL)
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