RADAR Integration and Test Engineer

Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide.

The Leidos Defense, Systems Integration and Test Team, is seeking a RADAR Integration and Test Engineer. The team works to implement unique solutions for complex problems in the defense sector, including kinetic and directed energy defensive and offensive platforms as well as RADAR and other surveillance and sensor technologies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Working directly with the customer and contractors to execute program requirements.
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive test plans and procedures to verify system functionality, performance, and compliance with established requirements.
• Executing test plans for development, qualification, and acceptance phases of hardware projects.
• Creating, modifying, and using Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) test platforms to satisfy testing requirements.
• Completing requirements verification and validation documentation and reports.
• Performing test data analysis via data log parser, Wireshark, and/or software debug tools.
• Briefing both internal and external parties on test results and data.
• Debugging software and/or hardware with various tools.
• The position may require working outside in all weather conditions and lifting up to 40 pounds.
• The position will require moderate travel for test events (approximately 25% or 13 weeks a year).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electronics engineering, systems engineering, RF engineering, software engineering, or electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited university with 4+ years of prior relevant experience or an MS with 2+ years.
• Candidates must have knowledge of defense or commercial test engineering practices and processes, with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Candidates must have experience developing and executing hardware or software test plans and procedures.
• Candidates must have direct, hands-on experience with hardware, software, or system integration, troubleshooting and testing.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• US Citizenship is required and active secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience with test planning and execution.
• Experience working with RADAR or RF systems.
• Working knowledge and operation of electronic test equipment (e.g. oscilloscope, voltmeter, signal analyzer/generator, antenna analyzer, power meter).
• Working knowledge of software languages Python, C, C++, C# and or firmware languages for Xilinx or Altera devices.
• Experience with Linux, Matlab, Labview, and WireShark.
• Experience preparing and presenting briefings and/or demonstrations to customers and management.
• Planning and executing demonstration tests and US Gov't test ranges/facilities.

The pay range for this job is $87,100.00 - $157,450.00.