Signals Software Engineer
Everwatch · Annapolis Junction, MD
$84.14–$96.16/hrfrom the description
Jul 5, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A signals software engineering role focused on developing, integrating, and optimizing RF signal processing software for classified government missions. Day-to-day work involves implementing DSP algorithms — including Fourier transforms, filtering, and digital modulation — in C++ or Java on Linux, using tools such as WVT or DVT. Suited to an experienced engineer holding an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 7+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting requires a TS/SCI clearance WITH a polygraph as a hard gate — explicitly stated in both the 'You Have' qualifications section and the clearance note at the bottom.
C++ and Java are listed together as a single requirement ('C++ or Java'); C++ is used as the primary name with Java in alternatives. Both satisfy the same gate.
WVT (Wavelet Visualization Tool) and DVT (Digital Visualization Tool) are listed as interchangeable signal analysis tools under the required qualifications.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related discipline — stated as a hard gate alongside the 7+ years experience requirement. No 'or equivalent experience' language is present.
Fourier transforms, filtering, communications theory, digital modulation, and error control coding are all listed as a single DSP-theory requirement; Fourier transforms is used as the representative skill name since they are all aspects of the same DSP knowledge gate rather than distinct named tools.
The location is Annapolis Junction, MD — a known intelligence community hub — placed within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson CBSA.
SDR architectures (SCA, REDHAWK, GNU Radio) appear under 'Nice If You Have'; GNU Radio is used as the primary name with SCA and REDHAWK as alternatives since all three are named SDR frameworks.
MATLAB and Simulink are listed together as 'model-based design tools' under the nice-to-have section; emitted as one skill with Simulink as an alternative.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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