Real-Time GPU Software Engineer (CUDA/C++)

Leidos LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holidays

401K with company match

Flexible schedules

Stock Purchase Plan

Technical Upskilling

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos in Arlington, VA seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and integrate real-time signal processing algorithms on GPUs within the Electronic Warfare Division.

The role emphasizes CUDA kernel development, NVIDIA tools, and multi-disciplinary collaboration across ML, RF, and systems engineers. Requirements include 8+ years in C/C++, a Bachelor’s in the relevant field, and an active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.

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.
• Experience with Government open architectures for real-time systems (Big Iron or Cobra).
• Experience with NVIDIA development and profiling tools and libraries (Compute Sanitizer, NCU, cuBLAS, cuFFT, cuSOLVER, cuRAND).
• Experience using version control (Subversion, GIT) and CI tools (Jenkins).
• Must have active Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced systems as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Work with teams across engineering, hardware, firmware, ML, RF front end, and signal processing.
• Develop real-time C/C++ software for multi-core Linux or RTOS (e.g., VxWorks).
• Create high-performance CUDA kernels and GPU-accelerated pipelines.
• Interface with TCP/IP, UDP and DDS; enable fast data transfer and low latency.

Skills

C/C++ software development

GPU programming

Parallel computing

Real-time systems

MATLAB GPU coder

Linux

CUDA kernels

Version control / CI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

NVIDIA development tools (Compute Sanitizer, NCU)

cuBLAS

cuFFT

cuSOLVER

cuRAND

Git/Subversion/Jenkins

Linux / VxWorks RTOS

Job description

Leidos in Arlington, VA seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and integrate real-time signal processing algorithms on GPUs within the Electronic Warfare Division.

The role emphasizes CUDA kernel development, NVIDIA tools, and multi-disciplinary collaboration across ML, RF, and systems engineers. Requirements include 8+ years in C/C++, a Bachelor’s in the relevant field, and an active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.