Algorithm Software Engineer

Leidos LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holidays

401k with match

Flexible schedules

Education and training

Job summary

Leidos LLC in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Algorithm Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge signal processing on Leidos SoCs. You will work on real-time DSP pipelines and interface with signal processing, embedded, and RF teams to ensure performance and reliability in challenging environments.

The role requires 8+ years in C/C++, MATLAB experience, and a strong foundation in signal processing, Linux, and hardware/software co-design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of software development experience in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Understanding of linear algebra and probability.
• Strong signal processing knowledge (Fourier, filtering, complex arithmetic).
• Experience with MATLAB and signal processing algorithms.
• Experience with build tools GCC, CMake, Make.
• Version control and CI tools (git, Subversion, Jenkins).
• Linux development environment experience.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and development of advanced systems as part of cross-disciplinary teams.
• Design, implement and test C applications in real-time environments.
• Analyze signal processing algorithms developed in MATLAB.
• Port algorithms from MATLAB/Python/C++ to C on Leidos SoCs in multi-core environments.
• Optimize C code for DSP with SIMD and hardware accelerators to meet real-time requirements.
• Develop Hardware-in-the-loop tests to validate algorithms.
• Communicate technical details clearly to engineers; support field testing and briefings.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

MATLAB

Signal processing

Linux

Git CI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/CE

Master’s degree (bonus)

Tools

GCC

CMake

Make

Git

Job description

Today, Electronic Warfare is a growing enterprise - protecting the warfighter and our national security against ever-adapting threats. Our EW division currently has an exciting opportunity for an Algorithm Software Engineer to perform design, development, and hardware/software integration in San Diego, CA for the Electronic Warfare Division. Leidos is a DOD leader in electronic design and chiplet manufacture. Our division primarily focuses on research & development and advanced prototyping, transforming state-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 at near-term field demonstrations. Leidos utilizes its proprietary design methodology for hardware software co-design to manufacture custom SoC and IP for high performance applications. In this role, the Algorithm Software Engineer will develop and deploy cutting edge signal processing applications to improve the capabilities of the warfighter in modern electronic warfare environments. This role requires understanding signal processing algorithms and deploying them to massively parallelized pipelines executed to meet extreme real-time requirements on Leidos SoCs. The Algorithm Software Engineer is responsible for interfacing with a diverse set of engineers from signal processing, embedded, and RF teams.

At Leidos we value passion for learning.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to design and development of advanced systems as a part of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Designing, implementing, and testing C applications in a real-time environment.
• Understanding and analyzing signal processing algorithms developed in MATLAB.
• Porting signal processing algorithms from MATLAB, Python, or C++ to C in a multi-core environment on Leidos SoCs.
• Optimizing C code for DSP applications (i.e. leveraging SIMD, VLIW, or hardware accelerators) and parallel processing to achieve real-time requirements.
• Developing Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) tests to validate signal processing algorithms.
• Clearly communicating technical details of software to internal and external engineers.
• Supporting system field testing and collection events, usually about a week in duration once or twice a year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of software development experience, including strong experience in C/C++ software development for embedded systems.
• Understanding of linear algebra and probability.
• Strong understanding of basic signal processing (e.g. Fourier transforms, filtering, complex arithmetic).
• Understanding of hardware-software interaction and basic computer architecture.
• Experience in MATLAB and signal processing algorithms.
• Experience with build tools such as GCC, CMake, or Make.
• Experience using version control (e.g. git, Subversion, etc.) and continuous integration software tools (e.g. Jenkins).
• Experience with software testing tools and methodology.
• Experience in creating and maintaining technical documentation for developed software.
• Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineers.
• Comfortable working in Linux development environments.
• Demonstrated ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and concepts.
• Must have active Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
• Must be able to work onsite in our San Diego, CA office.

Bonus Education / Experience

• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent and 6+ years of experience.
• Active security clearance at the Secret level or higher.
• Experience with other programming languages such as MATLAB, or equivalent OOP language.
• Experience with parallel processing (e.g. SIMD, VLIW, distributed computing).
• Experience maintaining, tracking, and updating ticket/status using Gitlab or similar interface.

Salary Range

NOTE: for this position the salary range will be $140,000 - $220,000 for qualified candidates with an active clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Location

Must be able to work onsite in our San Diego, CA office.

Benefits

• 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

More benefits information can be found at http://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits

Equal‑Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.