Software Engineering Intern

Leidos • Arlington, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Electronic Warfare (EW) division is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to work in Arlington, Virginia, during the summer. The division focuses on research and development and advanced prototyping, transforming signal-processing algorithms into real-time software systems. Interns work with small, multidisciplinary engineering teams in spiral or agile development environments on projects supporting near-term field demonstrations. The work includes implementing high-performance signal processing on general-purpose processors and graphical processing units.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• At least 0 years of software development experience, including strong programming experience in Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Experience with version control, such as Git or Subversion, and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience with software testing tools and methodology.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation for developed software.
• Exposure to hardware interfaces such as PCIe, UART, or Ethernet.
• Exposure to build tools such as GCC, CMake, or Make.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design.
• Understanding of hardware-software interaction and computer architecture.
• Understanding of unit test frameworks and test-driven development practices.
• Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineers.
• Ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and concepts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret Security Clearance or higher.
• Experience maintaining, tracking, and updating tickets or status using GitLab or a similar interface.
• Experience using common scripting languages such as Bash.
• Experience with software architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of advanced systems as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• Design, implement, and test real-time C/C++ software for multicore systems running Linux or real-time operating systems such as VxWorks.
• Build software products that use third-party mathematics and communication libraries.
• Interface with communication standards and protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and DDS.
• Read and understand signal-processing algorithms written in MATLAB.
• Work with Linux and real-time operating systems.
• Design, implement, and test software to configure and control RF hardware devices.
• Integrate software into third-party frameworks and architectures such as Redhawk.
• Document developed systems.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern