Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Leidos•San Diego, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos addresses some of the nation's toughest defense challenges through innovative signal processing and data analytics. Our San Diego-based team consists of highly skilled scientists and engineers focused on extracting maximum intelligence from complex datasets derived from diverse sensing modalities. We seek a talented Modeling and Simulation Engineer who thrives in algorithm research, development, and implementation. The ideal candidate is creative, efficient, collaborates well, and is passionate about bringing solutions from concept to delivery. Leidos is an employee-friendly company with a competitive benefit package, flexible working hours, and a collegial atmosphere. 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. 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 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenue of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [email protected]. Commitment and Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Requirements

BS degree in physics with 4-8 years of relevant experience, or Masters with 2-6 years of relevant experience, or Doctoral degree if less than 2 years of experience
Strong background in Aerospace, Math, and/or Physics
Strong knowledge of programming and modeling and simulation applications (Python, C++, RUST, etc.)
An ability to obtain and maintain a Clearance
US CItizenship with the ability to obtain Top Secret security clearance
Required on-site full-time work in San Diego, CA
An ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance

Nice To Haves

The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience, though candidates with 0-2 years of experience are welcome
Experience with C/C++ programming languages (object oriented)
Experience with collaborative development with other team members
Ideally knowledgeable in astrodynamics
An advanced degree (M.S./Ph.D)
Experience developing and testing algorithms for processing real-world image or radar data
Experience with wave physics (RF, acoustic, optical) subseamss