Radar Modeling Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

3d•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 we provide 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related field from an ABET-accredited institution.
Graduating GPA of 3.5 or higher
Proficient background in C++ and/or object-oriented programming.
Understanding of digital signal processing.
Experience with modeling and simulation systems.
Familiarity with MATLAB or Python (or other simulation tools).
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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.
Active SECRET level clearance (or higher) and able to maintain.
US Citizen.
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.