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 NextGen Air Traffic Control capabilities to improve air traffic operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) program is a Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen 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. Please note the preferred location is Gaithersburg, MD. This position will be required to work 3 days onsite and 2 days from home office.
Travel expected up to 25%, and will be to other Leidos sites (Gaithersburg, MD, Eagan, MN and Egg Harbor, NJ. )
TFDM functions include:
- 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).
- TFDM will share data among controllers, aircraft operators, and airports so they can better stage arrivals and departures and manage traffic flow within terminal airspace for greater efficiency.
- Stakeholders will have a shared awareness of flights on the ground and in the air, the ability to exchange data electronically, with the goal of a continuous real-time picture of traffic volume and airport resources, making flights more efficient from gate to gate.
Responsibilities:
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
- Work mostly independently with minimum direction
- Mentor other junior members of the team
- Participate in design discussions and provide suggestions
- Work on complex tasks
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors 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 the C++ programming
- Experience in following a documented Software Development Process
- Experience using version control tools such as Git, Subversion or CVS
- Experience in use of the UNIX and Linux operating systems
- Ability to travel as business needs require
Desired Skills:
- 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
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Original Posting:October 8, 2025For 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.
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