Radar Mission Analysis and Design Lead
About the role
Leidos’ Defense Sensors, Open Sensors Division seeks a Radar Mission Analysis and Design Lead to join a diverse team creating unique solutions for complex sensor and radar-oriented problems. Offices are located across the United States, focusing on defense, space, cyber, and commercial fields.
Responsibilities
- Lead and staff multiple small radar analyst teams, including algorithm development and modeling and simulation activities.
- Lead research and development of advanced digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms.
- High-fidelity radar and RF modeling, simulation, and analysis.
- Related tool feature development and maintenance.
- Integration and field testing of RF sensors and systems.
- CONUS/OCONUS deployment of advanced sensor systems.
Requirements
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field with 12-15 years of relevant experience, or MS degree with 10-13 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience in understanding, evaluating, and implementing scientific literature from sources like IEEE.
- Experience leading radar modeling and simulation teams on complex DoD programs.
- Experience accurately estimating engineering effort and tracking progress via an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
- Strong understanding of radar principles, including the radar range equation, signal processing techniques, digital beamforming, and tracking.
- Experience with Matlab, Python, or similar scientific-based programming tools for implementing math or science-based phenomenology.
- Ability to create design documentation, requirements specifications, and other technical documentation.
- Good communication skills for working in a highly collaborative environment and interfacing with customers and other stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL, area.
- This is NOT a remote or work-from-home position.
- MUST be a US citizen with an active Top Secret clearance or be able to obtain one.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in high-performance computing languages such as C++ including CUDA.
- Experience in development or operations of radar HWILs.
- Experience with ADCs, DACs, clock distribution, or embedded systems.
- Experience utilizing AI tools to augment technical output (e.g., improving or automating documentation or code generation).
- Experience in Radar Resource Management algorithms and approaches to low-latency radar scheduling.
- MS degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
- Relevant publications in radar-related technology areas.
- Experience in Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Space Object Space Identification (SOSI), or Space Domain Awareness (SDA) radar mission sets.
Benefits
Pay Range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.