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Radar Signal Processing Engineer Intern

CompanyLeidos
LocationHuntsville
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 8, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will be involved in research and development of advanced digital signal processing algorithms and high-fidelity radar modeling and simulation. Additional tasks include integration and field testing of RF sensors and systems.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$48,100 - $86,950
Company Size
36086
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. 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.
About the Role

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Systems Sensor Innovation Portfolio is seeking a Radar Signal Processing Engineer Intern to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. This position affords new or experienced engineers continued opportunities to learn and grow in technical knowledge of sensor and radar systems. The department encourages and frequently incorporates new ideas from all employees into our many sensor projects which span the entire DoD ecosystem. Opportunities for advancement into senior technical roles, as well as project or personnel management are also available.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

Primary Responsibilities.  

  • Research and development of advanced digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms

  • High-fidelity radar and RF modeling, simulation, and analysis. Related tool feature development and maintenance

  • Integration and field testing of RF sensors and systems

  • CONUS/OCONUS deployment of advanced sensor systems

  • A variety of tasks related to signal processing, measurement tracker processing, system performance metrics, sensor simulation, or utility tools as part of larger efforts or customer goals will be assigned. In this role, your organizational skills will be paramount and managing multiple tasks while ensuring the work remains compatible with the group’s larger codebases.

Basic Qualifications.  

  • Currently enrolled in a BS degree from an ABET accredited college or university in Electrical Engineering or related technical field. Sophomore year completed.

  • Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL, area. This is NOT a remote or work-from-home position.

  • Must have excellent math skills and/or possess and show good fundamentals in one or more of the following:

    • Signals and systems

    • Digital signal processing

    • Tracking algorithms

    • Electromagnetics

  • Should be able to apply one or more of the above skills to the areas of radar modeling & simulation, antenna array theory, digital signal processing, tracking, algorithm development, and field testing of sensor systems.

  • Demonstrated experience in understanding, evaluating, and implementing published scientific literature from sources such as IEEE.

  • Experience working with Matlab, Python, or similar scientific-based programming tools to implement math or scienced based phenomenology related to linear systems, digital signal processing, tracking, or electromagnetics is required.

  • Good organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong technical background.

  • Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a DoD secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications.

  • Experience with demodulation and interpretation of GPS signals

  • Experience in high performance computing languages such as C++ including CUDA

  • Experience in development or operations of radar HWILs

  • Experience with ADCs, DACs, clock distribution, or embedded systems

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:

February 8, 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 $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

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.

Key Skills
Digital Signal ProcessingRadar ModelingSimulationMatlabPythonElectromagneticsTracking AlgorithmsOrganizational SkillsAttention To DetailField TestingRF SensorsHigh-Fidelity ModelingAlgorithm DevelopmentMeasurement Tracker ProcessingSystem Performance MetricsUtility Tools
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