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Senior Software Defined Radio (SDR) Engineer

Leidos -
Arlington, VA

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Job Details

Full-time
$107,900 - $195,050 a year

Qualifications

Defense electronics
Digital signal processing
Performance tuning
FPGA
System performance optimization
Radio communication systems
C++
RF signal diagnostics
Telecommunications RF engineering
RTOS
System deployment
Radio frequency (RF) testing
FPGA circuit design
Real-time data processing implementation
Multithreading
RHEL
Python

Full Job Description

Description

Today, Electronic Warfare (EW) is a growing enterprise — protecting the warfighter and our national security against ever-adapting threats. Our division currently has an exciting opportunity for a Software Defined Radio (SDR) Engineer to perform design, development, and hardware/software integration in Arlington, VA for the Electronic Warfare Division.

Our division primarily focuses on research & development and advanced prototyping, transforming state-of-the-art signal processing algorithms into real-time software systems deployed on advanced RF platforms.

The successful candidate will be an individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, and integrating high-performance SDR solutions using Ettus Research USRP platforms. This role requires expertise in real-time RF signal processing, low-latency streaming architectures, and software development close to the hardware layer. The ideal candidate is comfortable building production-grade SDR systems from the ground up and optimizing them for demanding operational environments.

Primary Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy advanced SDR systems using Ettus Research USRP hardware
Develop high-performance SDR applications using:
- C++
- UHD (USRP Hardware Driver)
Implement and optimize:
- Real-time DSP pipelines
- Custom waveform generation
- Modulation/demodulation chains
- RF streaming architectures
- High-throughput signal processing systems
Interface directly with:
- FPGA-based SDR architectures
- High-speed Ethernet transport layers
- RF front ends and synchronization systems
Develop software for low-latency and real-time RF applications
Perform RF system integration, testing, calibration, and troubleshooting
Analyze and optimize:
- Spectral performance
- Timing synchronization
- Throughput bottlenecks
- RF impairments
Integrate SDR platforms into larger communications, sensing, or EW architectures
Produce technical documentation, interface definitions, and software architecture artifacts
Support lab and field testing activities, travel up to 15%

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in:
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Related technical discipline
Must have 8+ years of expereince including strong hands-on experience with:
- Ettus Research USRP platforms (X310/X410, N320/N321, X440, B-Series platforms)
Strong proficiency in:
- Modern C++
- Python
- Linux systems programming, including Linux performance optimization
- Multithreaded and concurrent software architectures
Experience deploying systems with Red Hat Linux
Experience developing with:
- UHD API
- Real-time streaming systems
- High-rate packet processing
- Socket programming
- Low-latency software architectures
- Ettus RF Network On Chip (RFNoC) architecture
Strong understanding of:
- RF fundamentals
- Wireless communications systems
- IQ signal processing
- Digital modulation techniques
- Wideband RF architectures
- Spectrum analysis
Experience implementing:
- OFDM
- QPSK/QAM
- Channel estimation
- Synchronization algorithms
- FFT/channelization pipelines
- Adaptive filtering
- Signal detection and classification
- Time/frequency synchronization
Position requires an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with:
- Electronic Warfare (EW)
- SIGINT/ELINT systems
- Tactical communications
- Spectrum operations
- Radar or RF sensing systems
Familiarity with:
- Xilinx FPGA architectures
- Vivado
- Verilog/VHDL
- Hardware acceleration pipelines
Experience with:
- 10/40/100 GigE transport
- GPSDO/PPS synchronization
- Distributed SDR architectures
- Real-time operating systems
Familiarity with:
- MIMO systems
- Beamforming
- SATCOM architectures
Active Top Secret clearance preferred

Desired Traits

Strong systems engineering mindset
Ability to troubleshoot complex RF/software interactions
Comfortable working directly with hardware in lab and field environments
Capable of building production-grade SDR software from the ground up
Strong debugging, optimization, and performance tuning skills
Self-starter capable of operating in fast-paced R&D environments

NKE
ElectronicWarfare

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

May 21, 2026

For U.S. Positions: 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected].

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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