Senior Signal Processing Engineer

Leidos • San Diego, CA

2d • $180,000 - $270,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Electronic Warfare Division develops signal collection, processing, and dissemination systems that extract actionable information from congested and noisy environments in support of warfighters and national security. The Senior Signal Processing Engineer will develop signal-processing algorithms and take solutions from simulation through laboratory and field testing. The role also provides technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and contributes to future technical pursuits.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, an active Secret clearance, and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12 or more years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with tools such as MATLAB, Python, Linux, Mathematica, and Simulink, and programming languages such as C/C++ or Java.
• Strong foundation in digital filtering, spectral estimation, detection and estimation theory, linear algebra, and stochastic processes.
• Experience in electronic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and/or radar systems.
• Demonstrated success leading small multidisciplinary technical teams or projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to work onsite in the Arlington, Virginia, or San Diego, California, office.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in a relevant technical discipline.
• Experience in an R&D environment.
• Experience supporting business development and capture, including technical proposals and white papers.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel algorithms to extract information from signal sensors in time-series and spectral domains.
• Build performance simulations and validate results using synthetic and real collected data.
• Lead laboratory-based and field testing, including testing on real hardware and signals.
• Serve as a technical team lead on multidisciplinary teams and set technical direction across one or more projects.
• Develop technical solutions and ideas for capture efforts, including BAAs and RFPs.
• Brief results to teams, leadership, and government customers, and build relationships with users.

Benefits

• More than four weeks of paid time off and 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) with a 6% company match and immediate vesting.
• Flexible schedules.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Technical upskilling and professional development.
• Education and training support.
• Paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

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