Systems Engineer I - ISR at Voyager Technologies, Inc.
Folsom, CA
$81,600–$105,000
Jul 27, 2026
Folsom, CA
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level Systems Engineer role at a defense and national security company, focused on wireless communications signal processing within the ISR domain. Day-to-day work involves researching communications protocols, designing and prototyping software-defined radio solutions, modeling RF propagation, and supporting integration and testing of ISR systems in lab and field environments. Well-suited to recent EE graduates with a signal processing background.
Junior level · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $81,600–$105,500
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What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Location is not specified in the posting; the California pay range callout suggests the role may be based in California or have California-based openings, but no city or CBSA is named.
The clearance gate is 'ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance'; an active clearance is preferred but not strictly required to apply — the role is gated on clearance eligibility, not current possession.
MATLAB and Python are listed together as interchangeable options ('MATLAB, Python, or other software languages') under Required Skills; they are captured as a single mutual-alternative requirement rather than two separate gates.
Software-defined radio appears in the responsibilities section rather than a formal qualifications block, so it is treated as preferred context rather than a hard gate.
The SOC classification is uncertain: the role blends systems engineering, RF/signal processing research, and software prototyping. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the primary code given the signal processing and SDR focus; 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the runner-up given the software prototyping and integration duties.
A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a DSP emphasis is listed under Preferred Qualifications only.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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