Radar Analysis IPT Lead

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense is seeking a talented Radar Analysis IPT Lead to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar-oriented problems. Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. We are seeking a highly technical, hands-on Radar Analysis IPT Lead to execute and lead radar performance modeling and analysis activities for an advanced radar system. This role is not purely managerial — the selected candidate will directly perform detailed radar performance analysis while guiding a small team of analysts. The IPT Lead will leverage and adapt existing radar modeling and simulation toolsets developed on prior programs to assess detection, tracking, and system-level performance in realistic operational environments. The role requires deep understanding of radar physics, signal processing impacts, and practical performance verification methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an ABET-accredited school with a strong demonstration of the skills listed below will also be considered plus 8-12 years of experience in hands-on radar performance analysis.
• Proficiency in MATLAB for radar performance modeling.
• Must have good communication skills for working in a highly collaborative lab environment and interfacing with customers.
• US Citizen and possess and maintain a Final Secret Clearance.
• Be a resident of Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience transitioning analysis tools between programs
• Familiarity with hardware performance drivers (noise figure, linearity, antenna gain patterns)
• Experience correlating simulation results with flight or range test data

Responsibilities

• Directly execute radar performance modeling using established tool suites (MATLAB, Python-based frameworks, C++ models, etc.)
• Adapt legacy radar performance tools to current system architecture and requirements
• Assess applicability of previously developed radar performance models to current design
• Modify and extend modeling frameworks to reflect: Updated RF architectures, Antenna/beamforming differences, Processing chain updates
• Analyze detection performance (CFAR variants, threshold selection)
• Evaluate tracking filter performance (e.g., Kalman-based estimators)
• Assess dwell time, PRF selection, waveform tradeoffs, and coherent integration impacts
• Identify algorithm sensitivities that drive system-level performance risk
• Lead a small radar analysis team while remaining the primary technical contributor
• Review and approve analysis products and technical reports
• Present quantitative performance assessments to program leadership and customers
• Provide clear, data-driven recommendations to influence system design decisions

Benefits

• Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level