Signal Processing Engineer with Security Clearance

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Job description

R- Description Job Description Leidos is seeking qualified candidates with signal process engineering backgrounds to serve as a team member in support of U.S. Government and commercial contracts for software design, development, testing, integration, documentation and maintenance. The work is based in St. Petersburg, FL. The Signal Processing Engineer will translate system requirements into software requirements, perform software design, and implement software applications and features in an agile environment. The candidate must have strong C/C++ and Python skills. The Signal Processing Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances signal processing software (e.g. detectors, demodulators, protocol processors). Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software 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.

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