RF Software Engineer Level 2 at SSATI
Hanover, MD
$96,000–$130,000from the description
Aug 10, 2026
Hanover, MD
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves designing and implementing DSP algorithms in software for a SIGINT Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program, with emphasis on high-throughput signal exploitation, low-SNR environments, and adaptive modulations. The engineer will also modify existing software and firmware to adapt COTS/GOTS products for government mission needs. It suits an experienced RF/DSP software developer with a strong C++/Linux background and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 7+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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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 Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting titles this role 'Level 2', which typically maps to a mid-level band, but the 7-year minimum experience requirement and the scope of independent DSP algorithm design and implementation support a Senior classification.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related DSP discipline is listed as required, but the posting explicitly allows substitution with 4 years of RF Software experience — so the degree requirement is set to None.
Python is listed alongside C++ and Linux in the same required experience clause ('C++, Linux, Python, or a similar development language'); the 'or similar' qualifier means the 7-year figure applies to the group collectively, not to Python individually, so no years demanded is set for Python alone.
Telework of any kind is explicitly not authorized; the work site is the Hanover, MD area, which falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson CBSA.
An active TS/SCI clearance WITH a polygraph is a hard gate — the posting states candidates must currently possess one and sponsorship is not available.
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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