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Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a talented Radar Engineer to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. We have offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, we provide responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions.
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Primary Responsibilities
Candidate will support advanced technology radar programs including development of software for high-speed data acquisition, distribution, and real-time processing; integration of COTS and custom technologies into prototype sensor systems; field testing of RF sensors and systems; deployment of advanced sensor systems; and development of health and status monitoring user applications.
In this role you will work closely with other skilled engineers as they deep-dive into existing software to find areas for improvement in both performance and processing latency. You will investigate and develop framework modifications to determine if they can provide improvements to the various radar programs.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science degree from an ABET-accredited school with a strong demonstration of the skills listed below plus 4-8 years of experience in software development.
Experience in leading a team of engineers in software development while overseeing tasking, code reviews, configuration management, and other team lead activities.
Possess excellent teamwork skills and show good fundamentals in the following:
Modern C++ development
Real-time Linux and device driver development
ZeroMQ messaging and pub/sub frameworks
Higher-level user application development
Containerization
Cloud-architecture & networking
Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (as well as maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or be able to obtain and maintain an active secret clearance.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL, area
Preferred Qualifications
Candidate with additional skills in the following is preferred:
MATLAB
Familiarity with Gitlab Pipeline development
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Original Posting:
May 27, 2026
For 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.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.