Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, C++ Developer

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.

Projects involve small multidisciplinary teams of engineers working together in spiral or agile development environments to meet aggressive customer schedules aimed at near‑term field demonstrations.
Join a team of experts in implementing high‑performance signal processing on general purpose processors, such as ARM.

• Contributing to design and development of advanced systems as part of multidisciplinary teams. These teams are made up of other software team members and subject matter experts from systems engineering, hardware, firmware, machine learning, RF front‑end design, and signal processing.
• Designing, implementing, and testing real‑time C/C++ software for multi‑core systems running Linux or a real‑time operating system, such as VxWorks.
• Building software products that utilize third‑party mathematics and communication libraries.
• Interfacing communication standards/protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and DDS.
• Reading and understanding signal processing algorithms written in MATLAB.
• Working with Linux operating systems as well as experience with real‑time operating systems.
• Designing, implementing, and testing software to configure and control RF hardware devices.
• Integrating software into third‑party software frameworks and architectures, such as Redhawk.
• Documenting the developed systems.
• Supporting system field testing and collection events, usually about a week in duration once or twice a year.

At Leidos
, we offer competitive 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, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of software development experience, including strong experience in programming in Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Strong understanding of object‑oriented design.
• Basic understanding of hardware‑software interaction and basic computer architecture.
• Experience with hardware interfaces (e.g. PCIe, UART, Ethernet).
• Experience with build tools (e.g. GCC, CMake, or Make).
• Experience using version control (e.g. git, Subversion) 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.
• Demonstrated ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and concepts.
• Understanding of unit test frameworks and test‑driven development practices.

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.
• Active security clearance higher than the Secret level.
• Ability to debug embedded systems using tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience maintaining, tracking, and updating ticket/status using Gitlab or similar interface.
• Experience using common scripting languages (e.g. bash).

May 13, 2026

For U.S. Positions:
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 $69,550.00 - $

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.