Signal Processing Engineer

Leidos • San Diego, CA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Undersea Systems Division (USD) at Leidos currently has an opening for an entry level Signal Processing Engineer to work in our San Diego, CA office. The USD operates at the leading edge of technology by designing, demonstrating, and deploying solutions to solve complex remote sensing problems for our Department of Defense customers. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to system development and to gain experience for an individual with interest in maritime remote sensing, physics, sensors, system prototyping, algorithm and software development, statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Our focus is to develop capabilities and deployable prototypes and transition those to our Defense business segment. Primary Responsibilities. In this role you will work with a mentor with weekly supervision and with a peer. You will perform data analysis, algorithm development, documentation, and provide software implementation support and test. Document your efforts and your findings, share your work through a software repository, ticket system, and/or wiki. Participate in test events at sea and in lab environments. Assist in taking test records, writing reports, and briefing results. Interest in maritime defense and security operations.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or graduate degree in science or engineering is required, primarily within Signal Processing, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and AI/ML.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS Clearance.
• Must be able to develop basic algorithms in Matlab or Python and have experience or training in machine learning.
• Understanding of basic signal and image processing.
• Strong understanding of mathematics and physics.
• Strong communication skills and ability to be organized and document efforts.
• A mission focused mindset motivated to aid the warfighter is desired.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or education in remote sensing applications, underwater acoustic systems, UUVs, and/or oceanographic instrumentation.
• Experience or education in software development in C/C++.
• Experience or education in firmware development in Verilog/HDL.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis
• Algorithm development
• Documentation
• Provide software implementation support and test
• Document your efforts and your findings, share your work through a software repository, ticket system, and/or wiki
• Participate in test events at sea and in lab environments
• Assist in taking test records, writing reports, and briefing results
• Interest in maritime defense and security operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees