Radar​/Electronic Warfare Software Lead

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Leidos’ Defense Persistent Surveillance Portfolio is seeking an experienced Electronic Warfare Software Lead to drive the technical direction and execution of a large, multi-phase U.S. Air Force EW and radar program. This role spans concurrent development, integration, test, production, and sustainment activities, with a strong emphasis on modern electronic warfare capabilities and real‑time software systems.

Leidos’ main campus, Huntsville, AL

• Lead the software architecture, design, and development of advanced electronic warfare systems, including RF sensing, signal processing, and countermeasure capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership across the full software lifecycle, ensuring alignment with mission requirements, performance constraints, and system integration needs.
• Oversee development of real‑time, high‑performance software supporting EW and radar platforms, including embedded and distributed systems.
• Guide the evolution and sustainment of EW software frameworks, ensuring scalability, modularity, and reuse across programs.
• Mentor and grow a high‑performing engineering team, fostering technical excellence and leadership development.
• Collaborate with business development to shape EW‑focused solutions, support proposals, and expand customer relationships.
• Ensure adherence to software engineering best practices, including Dev Sec Ops , automated testing, configuration management, and secure coding.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with 8–12 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 10–12 years of experience.
• Experience with real‑time systems, signal processing, and high‑throughput data processing architectures.
• Experience serving in a technical software leadership role.
• Proficiency in C++ and object‑oriented design, with experience in performance‑critical applications.
• Solid foundation in modern software engineering practices, including code reviews, CI/CD, and test‑driven development.
• Ability to contribute to technical strategy and business development efforts.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• Willingness to relocate to or currently reside in the Huntsville, AL area.

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• Deep expertise in electronic warfare systems and architectures.
• Experience with GPU acceleration (CUDA), MATLAB, or advanced algorithm development.
• Familiarity with FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog) and hardware/software integration.
• Experience leading teams and building high‑performance engineering organizations.
• Prior experience supporting U.S. Air Force or DoD EW programs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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