Lead Software Engineer

Description The Electronic Warfare (EW) Division is a 430-employee research and development organization in the Leidos Innovations Center (LInC). The EW Division is at the forefront of researching, designing, and developing EW systems, directed energy systems, high speed/hypersonic weapon systems, communications/networking systems, and related technologies for our nation’s defense. The EW Division has an opening for a Lead Software Engineer for the Real-Time Software Branch which focuses on research & development and advanced prototyping, transforming state of the art signal processing algorithms into real-time software systems. This role combines team lead and hands-on software engineering responsibilities. Key Responsibilities: • Software Engineer (approximately 70% of the time): Design, implement, test, and integrate real-time software for novel and complex prototype signal processing systems. Work is executed within multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, with backgrounds in software, signal processing, firmware, hardware, systems engineering, and integration. • Team Lead (approximately 30% of the time): Supervise and lead a team of approximately four software engineers supporting multiple projects as part of a larger software engineering branch. This includes interfacing with program managers, retention, recruiting, mentoring, and managing coverage of their direct reports. Qualifications: • Must be U.S. Citizen • Must possess active SECRET Clearance and be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI clearance • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, SW Engineering or related field with 8 years of experience. • 2 years of experience supervising and leading teams of 4 software engineers • Experience working with program managers and principal investigators to define project software requirements and schedules. • Experience sizing budget and resources for future projects • 4 years of experience with SW Development and test using C• Strong knowledge of integration and testing methodologies and technologies • Experience reading, writing, and debugging C++ code with moderate proficiency. • Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, or similar • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills • Experience with understanding and debugging Realtime/embedded C++ code • Excellent communication and teamwork skills • GPU, Signal Processing, or Electrical experience a bonus LInC Electronic Warfare Original Posting Date: 2024-11-22 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 $101,400.00 - $183,300.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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. REQNUMBER: R-00148787 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.