RF Seeker Algorithm Engineer | Radar Signal Processing

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income protection

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems Sector seeks an RF Algorithm Developer to advance radar sensor and seeker technologies, focusing on RF seeker signal processing, MATLAB modeling, and closed-loop simulation with validation on radar hardware.

You will present findings to government and prime contractor stakeholders, collaborate across the division, and contribute to high-performance software and HWIL simulations in a Huntsville, AL environment. U.S. citizen with final clearance is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field from an ABET-accredited institution.
• 4-8 years of experience in one or more experience areas, or 2-6 years with MS degree.
• Must have excellent math skills and/or possess and show good fundamentals in Signals and systems, Digital signal processing, Tracking algorithms, Electromagnetics.
• Must be able to apply one or more of the above skills to radar modeling & simulation, antenna array theory, digital signal processing, tracking, algorithm development, and field testing of sensor systems.
• Experience working with MATLAB, Python, or similar scientific-based programming tools to implement math or science-based phenomenology related to linear systems, digital signal processing, tracking, or electromagnetics is required.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong technical background.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area. This is NOT a remote or work‑from‑home position.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• RF Seeker CONOPS – Concepts of operations and decisions to close the kill chain with an RF seeker in various use cases and environments.
• RF Seeker Mode Logic – Waveform, algorithm, and guidance methods associated with distinct stages of an RF Seeker flight, and transitioning between those stages.
• Signal Processing – Waveform design, matched filtering, detections processing, clutter rejection, target feature extraction.
• Electronic Warfare – Analysis of radio signal countermeasures and protections against countermeasures.
• Simulation Development – Designing architecture, resource management, interface, and feature models of radar and seeker simulations.
• Modeling & Analysis – Setup, test, analyze, and evaluate radar or communications algorithms in software.
• Software Development – Experience in high-performance computing languages such as C++.
• Calibration – Far-field and/or near-field calibration techniques for radar systems.
• Tracking – Design and analysis of Kalman filters, IMMs, detection to track association varieties.
• Radar Resource Management – Scheduling techniques for optimized commands between radar subsystems.
• RF Test Equipment – Experience with RF troubleshooting equipment such as Vector Network Analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal generators.

Skills

RF Seeker CONOPS

RF Seeker Mode Logic

Signal Processing

Electronic Warfare

Simulation Development

Modeling & Analysis

Software Development

Calibration

Tracking

Radar Resource Management

RF Test Equipment

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Leidos Defense Systems Sector seeks an RF Algorithm Developer to advance radar sensor and seeker technologies, focusing on RF seeker signal processing, MATLAB modeling, and closed-loop simulation with validation on radar hardware.

You will present findings to government and prime contractor stakeholders, collaborate across the division, and contribute to high-performance software and HWIL simulations in a Huntsville, AL environment. U.S. citizen with final clearance is expected.