GPU Software Engineer
Leidos Inc
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Qualifications
- 8+ years of software development experience.
- Experience with Government open architectures for real-time systems.
- Active Secret level security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement real-time signal processing algorithms.
- Contribute to design and development of advanced systems.
- Support system field testing and collection events.
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Job description
Today, 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 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.
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing real‑time signal processing algorithms on GPUs.
- Contributing to design and development of advanced systems as 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.
- Achieving key project/program objectives and deliverables for entire projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas and independently managing large projects or processes.
- A solid understanding of GPU programming and parallel computing architectures.
- Understanding signal processing algorithms written in MATLAB.
- Parallelization of existing algorithms.
- Decomposing complex signal processing chains into discrete components and kernels.
- Hand‑crafting bespoke CUDA kernels for high performance.
- Designing and implementing multi‑threaded software architectures.
- Designing, implementing, and testing high‑speed data transfer / latency codes.
- Designing, implementing, and testing real‑time C/C++ software for multi‑core systems running Linux or a real‑time operating system, such as VxWorks.
- Build software products that utilize third‑party mathematics and communication libraries.
- Interface with communication standards / protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and DDS.
- Work with Linux operating system as well as experience with real‑time operating systems.
- Designing, implementing, and testing software to configure and control RF hardware devices.
- Documenting the developed systems.
- Support system field testing and collection events.
- Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.
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 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!
- 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.
- Experience with Government open architectures for real‑time systems, such as Big Iron or Cobra.
- Experience with NVIDIA development and profiling tools and libraries, including Compute Sanitizer, NCU, cuBLAS, cuFFT, cuSOLVER, and cuRAND.
- Experience using version control (Subversion, GIT, etc.) and continuous integration software tools (Jenkins).
- Must have active Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
- Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
- Existing security clearance higher than the Secret level.
- Experience with Machine Learning and/or Artificial Intelligence algorithms and libraries, such as TensorFlow.
- Experience with MATLAB GPU coder tool.
- Experience with High Performance Computing including parallel and distributed computation.
- Experience with Model‑Based Design code generation practices.
- Experience with cloud‑based computing platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience with other programming languages such as Python and/or Java.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status 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 at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting: February 12, 2026
Pay Range: Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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