Software Engineer

Leidos•San Diego, CA

1d•$87,100 - $157,450•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos' Electronic Warfare (EW) division is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and hardware/software integration efforts in San Diego, CA. This division is a DOD leader in electronic design and chiplet manufacture, focusing on research & development and advanced prototyping. The role involves transforming state-of-the-art processing algorithms into real-time software systems within small, multi-disciplinary teams using spiral or agile development. The Software Engineer will develop and maintain Python and MATLAB APIs for Hardware Test Equipment, design and build a user-facing GUI for Leidos SoC products, and create complex, highly integrated testing systems for RF signal processing applications. This position is part of a team implementing high-performance signal processing on custom system-on-chip (SoC) hardware and developing tools for analysis, rapid prototyping, and deployment of cutting-edge algorithms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science, or related discipline
4+ years of software development experience, including strong experience in programming in Python, MATLAB, or C++
Strong understanding of object-oriented design
Basic understanding of hardware-software interaction and basic computer architecture
Experience with hardware interfaces (e.g. PCIe, UART, Ethernet)
Experience with build tools (e.g. GCC, CMake, or Make)
Experience using version control (e.g. git, Subversion) and continuous integration software tools (e.g. Jenkins)
Experience with software testing tools and methodology
Experience in creating and maintaining technical documentation for developed software
Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineers
Demonstrated ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and concepts
Understanding of unit test frameworks and test-driven development practices
Must have active Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
Active security clearance higher than the Secret level
Ability to debug embedded systems using tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
Experience maintaining, tracking, and updating ticket/status using Gitlab or similar interface
Experience using common scripting languages (e.g. bash)

Responsibilities

Contributing to design and development of advanced systems as a part of multi-disciplinary teams
Designing, implementing, and testing object-oriented applications in Python/MATLAB
Designing, implementing, and testing software to configure and control RF hardware devices
Integrating low-level software with a user-facing GUI
Developing Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) tests to validate low-level software APIs
Designing and implementing test framework for implementing HITL tests and deploying applications in HITL test environments
Documentation of the developed test software and embedded systems
Clearly communicating technical details of test software to internal and external engineers
Supporting system field testing and collection events, usually about a week in duration once or twice a year