Entry-Level Radar Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a talented Entry-Level Radar Engineer to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. Leidos Defense Systems Sector 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.

Requirements

Master's degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an ABET-accredited school.
US citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
Resident of Northern Alabama or willing to relocate to Huntsville, AL.
Organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong technical background.
Ability to apply skills to the areas of radar modeling & simulation, antenna array theory, digital signal processing, tracking, algorithm development, and field testing of sensor systems.
Experience working with a team of engineers in solving difficult radar algorithm problems, peer reviewing new algorithms developed internally or obtained from industry.
Excellent teamwork skills.
Good fundamentals in Digital signal processing.
Good fundamentals in Tracker algorithms.
Good fundamentals in MATLAB / Python.
Good fundamentals in Radar Simulation and Modeling.

Nice To Haves

Additional skills in Electromagnetics.
Additional skills in Modern C++ development.
Familiarity with Linux.
Experience with radar simulation.
Strong background in statistics and probability.

Responsibilities

Support advanced technology radar programs including development of radar signal processors, radar tracking algorithms, advanced sensors in EW environments.
Simulation of radar systems.
Field-testing of RF sensors and systems.
Deployment of advanced sensor systems.
Work closely with other skilled engineers as they deep-dive into existing algorithms to find areas for improvement in both performance and processing latency.
Find newer algorithms available in literature to investigate and determine if they can provide improvements to the various radar programs.