Software Engineer

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Summary: This Software Engineer role involves designing, developing, and integrating hardware/software for advanced electronic warfare systems, focusing on real-time processing and prototyping. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to protect national security against ever-adapting threats 2. Work on advanced prototyping and real-time software systems 3. Join a team implementing high-performance signal processing on custom hardware Apply Now Description Today, Electronic Warfare is a growing enterprise - protecting the warfighter and our nional security against ever-adapting thres. Our EW division currently has an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to perform design, development, and hardware/software integrion in San Diego, CA. Leidos is a DOD leader in electronic design and chiplet manufacture. Our division primarily focuses on research & development and advanced prototyping, transforming ste-of-the-art processing algorithms into real-time software systems. Projects involve small multi-disciplinary teams of engineers working together in spiral or agile development environments to meet aggressive customer schedules aimed near-term field demonstrions. Leidos utilizes its proprietary design methodology for hardware software co-design to manufacture custom SoC and IP for high performance applicions. In this role, the Software Engineer will develop and maintain APIs written in Python and MATLAB used to control Hardware Test Equipment, design and build a GUI to serve as a user-facing interface for the Leidos SoC products, and develop complex, highly integred testing system for RF signal processing applicions. Join a team of experts in implementing high-performance signal processing on custom system-on-chip (SoC) hardware and building the tools th enable analysis, rapid prototyping, and deployment of cutting-edge algorithms.   The successful candide will be responsible for:  Contributing 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 mter experts from the areas of systems engineering, hardware, firmware, RF front end design, and signal processing.  Designing, implementing, and testing object-oriented applicions in Python/MATLAB Designing, implementing, and testing software to configure and control RF hardware devices Integring low-level software with a user-facing GUI Developing Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) tests to valide low-level software APIs Designing and implementing test framework for implementing HITL tests and deploying applicions in HITL test environments Documention of the developed test software and embedded systems  Clearly communicing technical details of test software to internal and external engineers  Supporting system field testing and collection events, usually about a week in durion once or twice a year  At 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 mch and immedie vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Educion and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.  Join us and make a difference in Electronic Warfare Technology!  At Leidos we value passion for learning. If you believe you have wh it takes to succeed in this role and are eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.   The successful candide will have the following basic educion/experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science, or reled 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 integrion software tools (e.g. Jenkins)  Experience with software testing tools and methodology  Experience in creing and maintaining technical documention for developed software Ability to communice and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineers  Demonstred ability and motivion 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.  Bonus educion/experience:  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 upding ticket/stus using Gitlab or similar interface Experience using common scripting languages (e.g. bash) NKE ElectronicWarfare If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus 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 step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: April 21, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de 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 compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now