Software Engineer

Leidos’ Defense Sector – Directed Energy Division in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Mid-Level Software/Simulation Engineer to assist and perform a variety software development for a variety of electro-mechanical-optical experiments for an applied R&D contract. You will get to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team, in collaboration with Government researchers doing fun experiments primarily in a laboratory. The candidate will be responsible for performing the software engineering function, including the design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs for enhancements and new software-intensive systems and products.

Primary Responsibilities

• •Perform requirements definition for testbeds and test equipment for a variety of electro/mechanical-optical experiments, based on provided test objectives and develop software control solutions.
• •Assist in the design, buildup, and calibration custom testbeds and test equipment for optical tracking.
• •Recommend and design, build test instrument control and data acquisition hardware.
• •Modify and develop data acquisition tools using software such as LabVIEW.
• •Modify and develop data reduction and analysis tools using software such as MATLAB.
• •The ideal candidate will work independently as well as with a team, learn new skills quickly, demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills, be organized, detail-oriented, careful, flexible, and self-motivated with a can-do attitude.

Basic Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering or equivalent related field with 2+ years of experience or Master's degree in one of the above-mentioned fields with 0-2 or more years of experience.
• •Must be a U.S Citizen.
• •Must be able able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• •Experience with the following: operating mechanical-electro-optical equipment such as, sources, detectors, sensors, lasers, and characterization equipment; collecting, analyzing, interpreting data, writing test plans, documenting test results and generating reports; performing computer-based data acquisition and analysis.
• •Experience in in the areas of engineering, requirements, design, development, database development, data analysis.
• •Knowledge of LabVIEW (Real-Time, FPGA, DIADem, Modbus), MATLAB, Simulink, FORTRAN, C (GCC and other compilers), C++ (Visual C++), C#, IDL, Tcl/Tk, BASIC, JAVA, HTML, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Real Time Workshop, SQL, MySQL, MS Access and Assembly Language.
• •Be able to provide software support, data analysis support, and system operation for optical tracking systems, including programmable Logic Controller (PLC) development.
• •Experience with satellite tracking system, modeling, war-gaming, software requirements, software design, software development, database requirements, database design, database development, data analysis, network support, develop/test graphical user interfaces, Link-16 communication, system administration, and field-testing expertise.

Preferred Qualifications

• •Experience is desired in testbed design, build, alignment, calibration; data acquisition development; test planning, and test reporting on optical and laser test platforms with knowledge of current Air Force and military radar, tracking and target aimpoint correlation.
• •Active Secret security clearance

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Original Posting:

September 28, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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.