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Leidos

Chief Engineer

Leidos

. Research, design, and development of signal collection, processing and dissemination systems .

Posted 4/10/2026full-timeArlington • California, Ohio, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
LinuxPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Research, design, and development of signal collection, processing and dissemination systems
  • Designing, developing, and analyzing systems for the extraction of information from signal sensors
  • Support the Division by achieving program objectives
  • Leading technical teams
  • Participate in business development activities
  • Develop novel and advanced algorithms, performance simulation, and analysis
  • Serve as Technical Team Lead
  • Lead or support marketing and business development initiatives: develop technical solutions and new ideas for response to capture efforts
  • Participate in, and/or lead, lab-based and field testing
  • Communicate results in briefings and written material to your team, the Customer and management

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Must be U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance
  • Masters with 15+ years prior relevant experience. May consider a BS and equivalent experience.
  • Fluent with tools such as MATLAB, Linux, Mathematica, Python, Simulink
  • Working knowledge areas such as digital filtering, spectral estimation, detection and estimation theory, linear algebra and stochastic processes
  • Demonstrated leadership of small multi-disciplinary technical teams and/or projects
  • Demonstrated strong oral and written communication
  • Experience working in EW, SIGINT and/or radar fields as a technical leader

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 4 or more weeks Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid Holidays
  • 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
  • Technical Upskilling
  • Education and Training Support
  • Parental Paid Leave

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Hard Skills & Tools
signal processingalgorithm developmentperformance simulationdigital filteringspectral estimationdetection theoryestimation theorylinear algebrastochastic processesinformation extraction
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationteam collaborationbusiness developmentproblem-solvingtechnical writingproject managementanalytical thinkinginterpersonal skillsinitiative
Certifications
U.S. CitizenshipSecret clearanceTS/SCI clearance eligibility