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We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.\nYour greatest work is ahead!\nLeidos’ Defense Systems - Sensor Research and Analysis Division is seeking an Embedded Design Engineer to join our team. The division performs radar design, hardware builds, algorithm development, software development, HWIL testing and analysis across a variety of both research and development and operational tasks.\nThe candidate selected for this role will primarily support the algorithm development efforts of the division with a focus on RF seeker signal processing capabilities and concepts of operations. The selected candidate will maintain a familiarity with the fielded systems our division supports, investigate cutting-edge RF seeker technologies, and develop studies which educate our customers on seeker technology advancements. These studies will consist of provisional MATLAB modeling, closed-loop simulation, and validation on radar hardware. The candidate will present progress and findings of these studies to government and prime contractor stakeholders and will collaborate with the rest of the division on radar development and testing activities.\nIf this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!\nLeidos 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. To explore and learn more, click here!\nAre you ready to make an impact? Share your resume with us today!\nRelevant Experience Areas\nRF Seeker CONOPS - Concepts of operations and decisions to close the kill chain with an RF seeker in various use cases and environments.\nRF Seeker Mode Logic - Waveform, algorithm, and guidance methods associated with distinct stages of an RF Seeker flight, and transitioning between those stages.\nSignal Processing - Waveform design, matched filtering, detections processing, clutter rejection, target feature extraction\nElectronic Warfare - Analysis of radio signal countermeasures and protections against countermeasures\nSimulation Development - Designing architecture, resource management, interface, and feature models of radar and seeker simulations\nModeling & Analysis - Setup, test, analyze, and evaluate radar or communications algorithms in software\nSoftware Development - Experience in high-performance computing languages such as C++, Python, etc.\nCalibration - Far-field and/or near-field calibration techniques for radar systems\nTracking - Design and analysis of Kalman filters, IMMs, detection to track association varieties\nRadar Resource Management - Scheduling techniques for optimized commands between radar subsystems\nRF Test Equipment - Experience with RF troubleshooting equipment such as Vector Network Analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal generators\nIf you’re excited about the work but your experience level differs - PLEASE APPLY!\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field from an ABET-accredited institution plus 2-4 years of experience in the design, development, and testing of real-time software applications and simulations; or a master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field from an ABET accredited institution with less than 2 years of relevant experience simulations\nExperience with C, C++, or Python embedded software programming.\nMust have excellent math skills and/or possess and show good fundamentals in one or more of the following:Signals and systems\nDigital signal processing\nTracking algorithms\nElectromagnetics\n\nShould be able to apply one or more of the above skills to the areas of radar modeling & simulation, antenna array theory, digital signal processing, tracking, algorithm development, and field testing of sensor systems.\nExperience working with MATLAB, Python, or similar scientific-based programming tools to implement math or scienced based phenomenology related to linear systems, digital signal processing, tracking, or electromagnetics is required.\nExperience with developing component/subsystem/system level test plans, reducing data for test reporting, and developing test reports.\nGood organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong technical background.\nA positive, proactive attitude and enthusiasm for learning, collaborating, and tackling challenging engineering problems.\nCandidate 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.\nCandidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.\nPreferred Qualifications\nDemonstrated proficiency in several of the listed experience areas.\nRelevant publications in any of the listed technical experience areas.\nHighly organized, demonstrating the ability to work independently at times due to fast-paced and highly productive work environment.\nAbility to create design documentation, requirements specifications, and other technical documentation\nExperience creating design documentation, requirements specifications, or other technical documentation.\nDemonstrated experience evaluating, interpreting, and implementing concepts from peer-reviewed scientific literature (e.g., IEEE publications).\nUtilizing modern Xilinx FPGA and SoC families and design tools (RFSoC, Xilinx IP Cores, AXI4, AXI-Stream).\nBasic knowledge of FPGA/Firmware languages (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, assembly, Rust).\nExperience with simulation and test frameworks.\nRISC microprocessors architectures (ARM Cortex, Microblaze, PowerPC, RISC-V).\nMemory architectures, types, and caching.\nGNU/Linux and developing kernel drivers.\nCommunication protocols such as: UART, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN bus, etc.\nEmbedded operating systems (Linux, VxWorks, Integrity, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, uC/OS-II).\nElectronics and PCBA design.\nLeading design teams including technical leadership, budgeting, and scheduling.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 27, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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