Hardware/Software Design Engineer (Senior) – FULLY CLEARED with POLYGRAPH REQUIRED at Constellation Technologies, Inc
Fort Meade
$125,000–$230,000
Jul 12, 2026
Fort Meade
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hardware/software development engineering role centered on implementing digital signal processing algorithms and components within FPGA architectures, then integrating that code with existing software systems. The work involves hands-on FPGA coding using Vivado, C/C++ development on Linux, and applying DSP theory to practical signal processing problems. Suited to an experienced engineer holding an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 8+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $125,000–$230,000
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What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The role title is not stated; the posting refers to a 'HW/SDE' (Hardware/Software Development Engineer), which sits ambiguously between embedded hardware engineering and software development — 15-1252 Software Developers is the best fit given the emphasis on coding (FPGA, C/C++, DSP implementation), with 15-1299 as a reasonable runner-up.
Work locations listed span Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Florida, and Hawaii; Maryland (Constellation Technologies' home state) is used as the primary CBSA since no single site is specified.
A TS/SCI clearance with an active polygraph (within the last 5 years) is an explicit hard gate.
Epiq Solutions PDK is explicitly marked 'preferred' in the posting and is treated accordingly.
The compensation range ($125,000–$230,000/year) is described as a multi-level guideline, not a guarantee.
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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