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Our division currently has an exciting opportunity for a Real-Time Software Engineer to perform design, development, and hardware/software integration in Arlington, VA for the Electronic Warfare Division\nOur division primarily focuses on research & development and advanced prototyping, transforming state of the art signal processing algorithms into real-time software systems.\nProjects involve small multi-disciplinary teams of engineers working together in spiral or agile development environments to meet aggressive customer schedules aimed at near-term field demonstrations. Join a team of experts in implementing high-performance signal processing on general purpose processors, such as ARM.\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for:\nContributing to design and development of advanced systems as a part of multi-disciplinary teams. These teams are made up of other software team members and subject matter experts from the areas of systems engineering, hardware, firmware, machine learning, RF front end design, and signal processing.\nDesigning, implementing, and testing real-time C/C++ software for multi-core systems running Linux or a real-time operating systems, such as VxWorks\nBuild software products that utilize third party mathematics and communication libraries\nInterface communication standards / protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and DDS• Read and understand signal processing algorithms written in MATLAB\nWork with Linux operating system as well as experience with real-time operating systems\nDesigning, implementing, and testing software to configure and control RF hardware devices\nIntegrating software into third-party software frameworks and architectures, such as Redhawk\nDocumenting the developed systems\nSupport system field testing and collection events, usually about a week in duration once or twice a year\nAt Leidos, we offer competitive benefits http://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits, including 4 or more weeks Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in Electronic Warfare Technology!\nThe successful candidate will have the following basic education/experience:\nBachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science, or related discipline 8+ years of software development experience, including strong experience in programming in Python, MATLAB, or C++Strong understanding of object-oriented design\n\nBasic 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)\n\nExperience using version control (e.g. git, Subversion) and continuous integration software tools (e.g. Jenkins)\n\nExperience with software testing tools and methodology\n\nExperience in creating and maintaining technical documentation for developed software\n\nAbility to communicate and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineers\n\nDemonstrated ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and conceptsUnderstanding of unit test frameworks and test-driven development practices\n\n**Must have an active Secret clearance and be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI.**\n\nBonus education/experience:\nMaster’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent with 6+ years of experience\n\nActive security clearance higher than the Secret level\n\nAbility to debug embedded systems using tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers\n\nExperience maintaining, tracking, and updating ticket/status using Gitlab or similar interface\n\nExperience using common scripting languages (e.g. bash)\n\nNKE\nElectronicWarfare\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:\nJuly 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.\n Pay Range:\nPay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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