Senior Scientist

Description

Join Our Innovative Team at Leidos!
At Leidos' High-Fidelity Simulation Portfolio we are pushing the boundaries of realism and accuracy in acoustic software simulation. Our work powers a plethora of the US Navy's trainers and analysis systems. Come join a team whose work defines US Navy simulation capabilities.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

• We work on one of Leidos' most stable and long-term contracts, spanning over 30 years.
• New development items can go into production very quickly - your work matters.
• You can learn from an accomplished physicist with a long history of supporting simulation development.
• Flexible working hours.
• Straight time compensation for any hours worked over the standard 40-hour workweek.
• You will support a highly talented group of software developers in their quest to provide scalable, high-fidelity training systems for the U.S. Navy.

You will turn fundamental physics, theoretical research, and empirical results into working physics-based models to extend or improve our simulation software; and develop quantitative metrics for evaluation of physics-based models, both internally developed models and models from external partners. You will be involved in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and correcting physics issues as they arise; and creating written documentation of the physics underlying numerical models. You will be responsible for explaining the mechanics of complex physics models to a team of software engineers; leading a small team of software engineers and physicists through the design, development, and delivery of new models into existing simulation software; and developing and presenting briefings to our team, our partner organizations, our customers, and our sponsors.

Required Education

• Education: PhD in physics, mathematics, or acoustics, or equivalent experience.

Required Experience

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a U.S. Government granted security clearance. Interim Secret security clearance required to begin employment.
• Background: Must have 10+ years experience developing physics-based models in one or more of the following areas: acoustics, signal processing, numerical modeling, scientific computing, oceanography. Must have experience creating and extending physics models written in MATLAB
• Skills: Must have ability to turn theoretical research into working models along with the ability to explain complex models to a team of software developers; ability to organize and lead a small team through the design, development, and delivery of new models into existing simulation software; ability to develop and present briefings to our team, our partner organizations, our customers, and sponsors.

Desired Experience

• Education: PhD in Physics or Mathematics, advanced math/physics background, continuing education in a technical domain.
• Skills: High-level understanding of the processing limitations of computer hardware and the ability to form solutions to physics problems in a computationally feasible manner. Experience with digital signal processing techniques (e.g. fast Fourier transforms, digital filter design and its applications to beamforming and convolutions).
• Tools: Knowledge of high-level programming languages (e.g. C/C++, Fortran, etc.); experience with Atlassian Products, such as Confluence and Jira.

Original Posting:
May 22, 2025
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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.