Principal Software Engineer
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$ 126100 - 227950
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Looking for an opportunity to make an impact
At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.
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Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a talented Principal Software Engineer to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. We have offices across the United States engaging in the defense space cyber and commercial fields we provide responsive cost-effective engineering scientific and IT solutions.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive keep reading!
Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions. To explore and learn more click here!
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Primary Responsibilities
Candidate will support advanced technology radar programs including development of software for high-speed data acquisition distribution and real-time processing; integration of COTS and custom technologies into sensor systems; field testing of RF sensors and systems; and deployment of advanced sensor systems.
In this role you will mentor other software engineers in embedded Linux C development plan or evaluate software architecture updates develop continuous integration pipelines and maintain secure development operations.
Basic Qualifications
Must possess a bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited school with a strong demonstration of the skills listed below plus 12-15 years of experience in software development or Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited school with a strong demonstration of the skills listed below plus 10-13 years of experience in software development.
Must have good communication skills for working in a highly collaborative lab environment.
Must be willing to perform technical lead duties in a software development team. This include helping other developers work through C issues and bugs including data corruption deadlock and object lifespan issues. Candidate must be willing oversee tasking perform code reviews for merge requests and participate in architecture decisions by applying past experience.
Must have excellent teamwork skills and possess and show good fundamentals in the following:
Modern C development
Real-time Linux and device driver development
ZeroMQ messaging and pub/sub frameworks
Unit Test development
Experience with GitLab or GitHub continuous integration pipelines
Experience working on a radar program with an understanding of how radar data matures from sensor data to tracks.
Must be a US Citizen and possess and maintain a Final Secret Clearance.
Must be a resident of Huntsville AL or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville AL area.
Preferred Qualifications
Candidate with additional skills in the following is preferred but not required:
MATLAB
NVIDIA CUDA GPU development / optimization
Experience with C math libraries like OpenBLAS
Experience with GitLab Jira gcov lcov Google unit test
Original Posting:
June 5 2025For 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:
Pay Range $126100.00 - $227950.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
