Base Salary
$87k - $157k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop advanced embedded systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Develop software for DSP, ARM, and RISC-V microarchitectures and multi-core systems spanning bare metal, real-time operating systems, and Linux.
- Read hardware datasheets and write low-level C/C++ code interfacing with control/status registers and hardware components.
- Create test plans, test procedures, software requirements specifications, and technical documentation.
- Develop software to validate hardware performance under nominal and stress conditions.
- Document data-plane and control-plane software performance against key requirements.
- Communicate software APIs, technical details, and test results to internal and external engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- At least four years of software development experience, including strong C/C++ development for embedded systems.
- Experience with integrated development environments, build tools, version control systems, continuous integration tools, software testing, and unit-test frameworks.
- Strong understanding of hardware/software interaction, basic computer architecture, Linux development environments, and test-driven development practices.
- Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation for software.
- Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, higher-level security clearance, experience with Python or MATLAB, hardware debugging, hardware-interface drivers, multiple embedded instruction set architectures, and tools such as OpenOCD, J-Link, or SEGGER.
Benefits
- The position is located in San Diego, California.
- The role supports electronic warfare, advanced prototyping, and near-term defense field demonstrations.
- Leidos emphasizes opportunities to learn new technical skills and work with multidisciplinary engineering experts.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & 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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.