Real-Time Software EngineerToday, Electronic Warfare (EW) is a growing enterprise - protecting the warfighter and our national security against ever-adapting threats. 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.Our division primarily focuses on research & development and advanced prototyping, transforming state of the art signal 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 at near-term field demonstrations. Join a team of experts in implementing high-performance signal processing on general purpose processors, such as ARM.The successful candidate 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 matter experts from the areas of systems engineering, hardware, firmware, machine learning, RF front end design, and signal processing.Designing, implementing, and testing real-time C/C++ software for multi-core systems running Linux or a real-time operating systems, such as VxWorksBuild software products that utilize third party mathematics and communication librariesInterface communication standards / protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and DDSRead and understand signal processing algorithms written in MATLABWork with Linux operating system as well as experience with real-time operating systemsDesigning, implementing, and testing software to configure and control RF hardware devicesIntegrating software into third-party software frameworks and architectures, such as RedhawkDocumenting the developed systemsSupport system field testing and collection events, usually about a week in duration once or twice a yearAt Leidos, we offer competitive 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!The successful candidate will have the following basic education/experience:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science, or related discipline4+ years of software development experience, including strong experience in programming in Python, MATLAB, or C++Strong understanding of object-oriented designBasic understanding of hardware-software interaction and basic computer architectureExperience 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 integration software tools (e.g. Jenkins)Experience with software testing tools and methodologyExperience in creating and maintaining technical documentation for developed softwareAbility to communicate and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineersDemonstrated ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and conceptsUnderstanding of unit test frameworks and test-driven development practicesMust have active TS/SCI level security clearance.Bonus education/experience:Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalentActive security clearance higher than the Secret levelAbility to debug embedded systems using tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzersExperience maintaining, tracking, and updating ticket/status using Gitlab or similar interfaceExperience using common scripting languages (e.g.
bash)NOTE: for this position the salary range will be $90,000 - $180,000 for qualified candidates with an active TS/SCI clearance. Must be able to work onsite in our Arlington, VA offices.