Principal Software Engineer

Description

The Threat and Cyber Systems Division of Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated Senior Principal Software Engineer to join a team of engineers in a fast-paced environment to perform software and hardware reverse engineering for foreign weapons systems. The candidate should demonstrate a combination of strong technical skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. The candidate must have exemplary verbal and written communication skills.

Primary Responsibilities

Software reverse engineering of various programmable devices

Design hardware and software tools to support SWRE efforts.

Develop embedded firmware to support reverse engineering related tasks such as HITL and CM

Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to help develop skills of less senior team members

Communicate results to customer and colleagues via written reports and presentations

Basic Qualifications

Candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited institute of higher learning and a minimum of 15 years of prior relevant experience. Candidate will demonstrate:

Extensive SWRE and forward design experience with various programmable devices including microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs

HWRE and design experience with both analog and digital hardware

Technical leadership experience in both RE and design roles

Competency in C/C and assembly languages

Competency in VHDL and Verilog

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess and be able to maintain a Final Top Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

M.S. degree in an Engineering or related field

Working knowledge of radio frequency system on chip (RFSoC)

Working knowledge of RF system design

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-25

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 $122,200.00 – $220,900.00

The 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.

REQNUMBER: R-00144645

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.