# Radar / Electronic Warfare Software Engineering Section Manager

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

Leidos Defense Open Air Sensors Division is seeking an experienced Radar / Electronic Warfare Software Engineering Section Manager to drive the technical direction and execution of a large, multi-phase U.S. Air Force EW and radar program.

The selected candidate will be located at Leidos' main campus in Huntsville, AL and will serve as a reporting manager for a team of 6-8 technical staff including computer and software engineers.

**Primary Responsibilities**

- Provide technical leadership across the full software lifecycle, ensuring alignment with mission requirements, performance constraints, and system integration needs

- Provide technical direction for maintaining and expanding software/firmware codebases for radar / electronic warfare sensor systems including real-time system architectures and signal processing algorithms

- Lead the growth of a talented team and mentor junior engineers into strong technical contributors and future organisational leaders

- Ensure effective and efficient execution of new and existing programs in support of a wide range of Department of Defense customers and contractors

- Cultivate and develop existing customer relationships while working to develop new relationships that enhance and expand the customer base

- Ensure adherence to software engineering best practices, including DevSecOps, automated testing, and configuration management

**Basic Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, preferably in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution with 8-12 years of relevant experience or Master's degree and 6-10 years of relevant experience or PhD with 2-6 years of experience

- Experience testing or integrating systems across multiple technical domains

- Experience with operating containerized Linux software and deploying software to air-gapped systems

- Problem-solving mindset that covers multiple technical domains with a focus on delivering products

- Strong organisational and communication skills

- Must be a U.S. citizen

- Must be able to obtain a Secret and Top Secret security clearance

- Must be a resident of Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

- Proficiency in C++ and object-oriented design, with experience in performance-critical applications

- Experience with GPU acceleration (CUDA), MATLAB, or advanced algorithm development

- Strong background in EW concepts, such as electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic support

- Radar Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and a master's degree in engineering, preferably in Electrical Engineering

- Experience serving as a reporting manager for technical staff, including individual performance and career development mentoring

- Experience with systems engineering, verification processes, test planning, and execution

- Solid foundation in modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD and test-driven development

- Experience leading teams and building high-performance engineering organisations

- Prior experience supporting U.S. Air Force or DoD EW programs

- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance

## Skills

### Required
- Software Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- DevSecOps
- C++
- Linux

### Nice to have
- GPU acceleration (CUDA)
- MATLAB
- EW concepts
- Radar SME
- Systems engineering
- CI/CD
- Test-driven development

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