Radar Software IPT Lead

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

5d•$131,300 - $237,350•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Defense Open Sensors Division is seeking a Radar Software IPT Lead to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. We have offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, we provide responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. The 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

Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field and 12-15 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience leading software engineering teams on complex DoW programs.
Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort associated with software engineering tasks and tracking progress via an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and application of good software engineering practices and processes.
Experience leading a software team and being responsible for executing a scope of work within a project.
Ability to create design documentation, requirements specifications, and other technical documentation.
Good communication skills for working in a highly collaborative environment and interfacing with customers and other stakeholders.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL, area.
This is NOT a remote or work-from-home position.
Must be a US citizen, possess an active Top-Secret clearance or able to obtain and maintain a TOP-SECRET clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high performance computing languages such as C++, including CUDA
Experience with software containers using Podman or Docker.
Experience with Ansible for software deployment in distributed systems.
Experience in development or operations of radar HWILs
Experience working on any radar or communications related program or project
Experience utilizing AI tools to augment technical output (i.e. to improve/automate documentation or code generation)
MS degree from an ABET accredited college or university in Computer Engineering or related technical field.
Personnel / Line management experience

Responsibilities

Lead and staff multiple small software teams in software development activities.
Support advanced technology radar software development, testing, delivery, and deployment.
Promote and implement agile software development processes.
Estimate schedules based on agile team velocity.
Track team progress and costs using EVM techniques.
Present team progress and status to internal and external stakeholders.
CONUS deployment of advanced sensor systems