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Today, Electronic Warfare (EW) is a growing enterprise - protecting the warfighter and our national security against ever-adapting threats. The Leidos Innovations Center (LInC) at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior S ignal Processing Engineer to support EW programs in Arlington, VA or San Diego, CA.

As a LInC EW Senior Signal Processing Engineer , you will be responsible for research, design, and development of signal collection, processing and dissemination systems. Duties may include designing, developing, and analyzing systems for the extraction of information from signal sensors. You will support the Division by achieving program objectives, leading technical teams – and participate in business development activities. The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, be a strong team player, and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff members and peers within the division as well as our external Government customers.

Regular Tasks Will Include

• Develop novel and advanced algorithms, performance simulation, and analysis - using simulated and real data in both time series and spectral domains
• Support marketing and business development initiatives: develop technical solutions and new ideas for response to capture efforts (e.g., BAAs, RFPs etc.)
• Participate in, and/or lead, lab-based and field testing
• Lead and/or engage in multiple projects
• May serve as Technical Team Lead
• Communicate results in briefings and written material to your team, the Customer and management

At 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 Advanced Warfare Technology!

Required Qualifications

• Must be U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance
• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field
• 8+ years’ experience in radar signal processing
• Fluent with tools such as MATLAB, Linux, Mathematica, Python, Simulink - and languages such as C/C++, Java etc.
• Working knowledge areas such as digital filtering, spectral estimation, detection and estimation theory, linear algebra and stochastic processes
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Adaptability to new challenges with a strong motivation to grow and learn in new areas
• Demonstrated leadership of small multi-disciplinary technical teams and/or projects
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field
• Task lead or team leadership experience
• Experience working in EW, SIGINT and/or radar fields as a technical leader
• Business Development and Capture experience (e.g., Proposals, white papers etc.)
• Experience working in areas of modeling and simulation (M&S), radar, adaptive radar, signals processing, algorithm development synthetic aperture radar (SAR) or similar fields

NOTE: for this position the salary range will be $150,000 - $217,000 for qualified candidates with an active clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. Must be able to work onsite in our Arlington, VA or San Diego, CA offices.

LInC

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Original Posting

July 2, 2025

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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration and IT Services and IT Consulting

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