Data Engineer
Torentify · Tucson, AZ
$107,500–$204,500from the description
Jun 28, 2026
Tucson, AZ
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 8+ years · Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“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
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $64,630 (middle half $48,850–$118,100). 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 (8)
The title 'Principal RF Data Link Engineer' uses 'Principal' as a Raytheon job-grade label rather than the org-wide technical authority implied by the seniority band; the actual requirements (8+ years, Senior-level scope) support a Senior classification.
The clearance gate is 'ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance' — the candidate need not hold one on day one, but it is a hard requirement for continued employment.
MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++ are listed together in a single requirement ('MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, or similar'); they are treated as a combined gate on simulation/programming capability. MATLAB and Simulink are closely related tools often used together, but C/C++ is a distinct language — all three are captured separately.
The 5-year depth requirement applies to at least three of five listed technical domains (Communication Theory, DSP, Probability Theory, Stochastic Signal Processing, RF/EM Theory); DSP is captured as the representative required skill since it is also listed in the Required Skills section.
Modulation techniques (PSK, FSK, OFDM, QAM), VHDL, and RF transceiver design appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
This role sits at the intersection of RF/communications engineering and software/simulation; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the primary code given the heavy simulation, algorithm development, and DSP software emphasis, with 15-1252 (Software Developers) as a close runner-up.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): RF transceiver design.
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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