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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.

YOUR GREATEST WORK IS AHEAD!

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess a bachelor’s 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:

• 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.