ME00654-Data Scientist 2 at Momentum Engineering, Inc.
Fort Meade, MD
$105,000–$140,000
Aug 6, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data scientist role supporting national security intelligence missions, focused on building and deploying AI/ML models, performing statistical and predictive modeling, and processing large-scale datasets. The position involves developing automated analytical workflows and data visualizations to support discovery-oriented analytical needs. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with an NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
Mid level · 3+ years · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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 $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 8, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The posting lists a TS/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph as a hard requirement — candidates without an active clearance at this level cannot be considered.
Degree requirement: a Bachelor's with 3 years of experience is the stated minimum; an Associate's with 5 years may be considered. The degree requirement field reflects the Bachelor's as the primary gate, but the Associate's pathway is a meaningful alternative for experienced candidates.
Total experience minimum is set to 3 years (Bachelor's path); the Associate's path requires 5 years.
Spark appears in the Required Qualifications section framed as 'platforms such as Spark' (illustrative example), then is also listed explicitly under Desired Qualifications — treated as preferred.
Cloud data platforms and analytical prototyping appear only under Desired Qualifications.
TechSIGINT is listed under Desired Qualifications and is a niche intelligence-community tool; prior discovery-focused analytical experience is also listed there but is a generic concept rather than a named technology, so it is omitted from the skills list.
No work location is specified in the posting; given the NSA Full Scope Polygraph requirement, the role is almost certainly in the Fort Meade/Maryland area, but this cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
Compensation is described only as salary dependent on experience; no figures are provided.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling.
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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