Join Leidos as a Radar Modeling Engineer in Huntsville, AL

Leidos is seeking a talented Junior Radar Modeling Engineer to join our innovative team in Huntsville, AL, developing cutting-edge radar system models and software for RF and Electronic Warfare (EW) projects. Support critical missions for the Defense Intelligence and EW Communities by creating unique solutions for complex foreign weapon systems challenges. With offices nationwide, Leidos delivers responsive, cost-effective intelligence, engineering, scientific, and IT solutions across defense, space, cyber, and commercial sectors.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop analytic to high-fidelity models of RF systems supporting EW analysis.
• Integrate models into real-time and non-real-time simulation architectures.
• Assess operator-in-the-loop impacts on radar and missile weapons system simulations.
• Create threat models aligned with intelligence assessments, covering waveform scheduling, correlation/tracking, signal processing, and closed-loop missile behavior.
• Develop simulations and Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for Windows and Linux platforms.
• Perform testing, verification, and documentation of all development and analysis efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics from an ABET-accredited institution.
• 2+ years of relevant modeling and simulation experience.
• Proficient in C++ and/or object-oriented programming.
• Strong understanding of digital signal processing.
• Experience with modeling and simulation systems.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, or similar simulation tools.
• Active SECRET clearance (or higher) with ability to maintain; US Citizenship required.
• Residency in North Alabama or willingness to relocate to Huntsville, AL.

Desired Skills

Preference for knowledge of radar fundamentals, electronic warfare, agile scrum, RF, weapons system analysis, graphics/displays, real-time OS. Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio, CMake, Atlassian tools (JIRA, Bitbucket), Git, Bash/PowerShell, WPF preferred.

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo. We're recruiting disruptors who refuse to fail. Pay Range: $69,550 - $125,725 USD annually, based on experience and qualifications. Original posting: January 26, 2026. Apply now to advance your career in defense innovation.