Today, Electronic Warfare (EW) is a growing enterprise - protecting the warfighter and our national security against ever-adapting threats. Due to success of continued growth - the Electronic Warfare Division at Leidos (in Arlington, VA or San Diego, CA) currently has an opening for a Senior Signal Processing Engineer.

As an EW Senior Signal Processing Engineer, you will be responsible for research, design, and development of signal collection, processing and dissemination systems. Duties may include designing, developing, and analyzing systems for the extraction of information from signal sensors. You will support the Division by achieving program objectives, leading technical teams - and participate in business development activities. The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, be a strong team player, and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff members and peers within the division as well as our external Government customers.

Regular tasks will include a mix of the following:
-    Develop novel and advanced algorithms, performance simulation, and analysis - using simulated and real data in both time series and spectral domains
-    Serve as Technical Team Lead
-    Lead or support marketing and business development initiatives: develop technical solutions and new ideas for response to capture efforts (e.g., BAAs, RFPs etc.)
-    Participate in, and/or lead, lab-based and field testing
-    Lead and/or engage in multiple projects
-    Communicate results in briefings and written material to your team, the Customer and management

At Leidos, we offer competitive benefitshttp://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-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! 

Basic Qualifications:
-    Must be U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance
-    Bachelors with 12 years prior relevant experience, or Masters with 10 years prior relevant experience
-    Fluent with tools such as MATLAB, Linux, Mathematica, Python, Simulink - and languages such as C/C , Java etc.
-    Working knowledge areas such as digital filtering, spectral estimation, detection and estimation theory, linear algebra and stochastic processes
-    Demonstrated leadership of small multi-disciplinary technical teams and/or projects
-    Demonstrated strong oral and written communication
-    Experience working in EW, SIGINT and/or radar fields as a technical leader

Preferred Qualifications:
-    Doctoral degree
-    Business Development and Capture experience (e.g., Proposals, white papers etc.)
-    Experience working in a Research and Development (R&D) environment

NOTE: for this position the salary range will be $180,000 - $270,000 for qualified candidates with an active clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.  Must be able to work onsite in our Arlington, VA or San Diego, CA offices.

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Electronic Warfare

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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.