Radar Modeling Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

2d•$57,850 - $104,575•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a talented Radar Modeling Engineer for Radar System Model/Software Development to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex problems involving foreign weapon systems. Leidos has offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber, and commercial fields, and provides responsive, cost-effective intelligence, engineering, scientific, and IT solutions. In this role, you will join a team developing radar system software models supporting radio frequency (RF) and Electronic Warfare (EW) projects for the Defense Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Communities. Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. 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.

Requirements

Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics from an ABET-accredited institution and 0+ years of experience.
Candidate must have a proficient background in C++ and/or object-oriented programming.
Candidate must have an understanding of digital signal processing.
Candidate must have experience with modeling and simulation systems.
Candidate must have familiarity with MATLAB or Python (or other simulation tools).
Candidate must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Candidate must demonstrate relevant skills in one or more of the focus areas and have the ability/desire to work in a highly technical team to solve challenging problems utilizing a broad spectrum of skills.
Candidate must have an active SECRET level clearance (or higher) and able to maintain.
US Citizenship is required.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of radar fundamentals and electronic warfare.
Experience with agile scrum.
Experience with RF.
Experience with weapons system analysis.
Experience with graphics and displays.
Experience with real-time operating systems.
Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio.
Experience with CMake.
Experience with Atlassian products (JIRA, Bitbucket, etc.).
Experience with Git.
Experience with Bash or Powershell.
Experience with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or other similar tools.

Responsibilities

Development of analytic to high-fidelity models of RF systems to support EW analysis.
Development and integration into real-time and non-real-time simulation architectures.
Assessing effects of operator-in-the-loop on radar and missile weapons system simulations.
Development of threat models to match intelligence assessments, including waveform scheduling, correlation/tracking, signal processing, and closed-loop missile behavior.
Simulation and Graphical User Interface (GUI) development in Windows and Linux.
Testing, verification, and documentation of development and analysis efforts.