Signal Processing Engineer

re problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Primary Responsibilities

Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system design, software development, integration and test, documentation, and maintenance, for complex software system/applications.

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements

• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features

• Debug existing software and correct defects

• Describe various signal processing techniques

• Identify various digital modulation techniques

• Write software using C/C++ and Python

• Functional understanding of Linux-based operating systems

• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments

• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

• Develop/implement algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards

• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components

• Write/review software and system documentation

• Develop software solutions, confer with users or system engineers

• Analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes

• Investigate problem areas

• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on a particular project

• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance

• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design

• Use signal processing algorithms to convert signals

• Design signal processing software based on sparse documentation

• Identify the source of problems in a RF processing system

• Board Support Package (BSP) Development

Basic Qualifications

• Requires BS degree in CS, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar and 2 - 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 or less years of prior relevant experience.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance

• Minimum of 2-4 years of software development experience through all phases of Software Engineering including requirements, design, code, test and integration

• 2 to 4 years of experience with C/C++ and Python

• 2 to 4 years of Linux experience

• Real-time software development experience

• Hardware-software integration (system integration)

• RF knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Agile development methods, including Scrum

• Software-defined radio & FPGA architectures

• Commercial wireless standards, geolocation techniques

• Software configuration management/automation tools (Git, Bitbucket, or Artifactory)

• Python and C/C++, Eclipse IDE

• Xilinx and/or Altera

• Service oriented architecture and Linux OS

• Model-based design (e.g. MATLAB, SIMULINK, LabView)

Original Posting Date:
2024-08-09
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 $65,000.00 - $117,500.00

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.