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Signals and Instrumentation Analyst

Job Locations

US-MD-Suitland

Requisition ID

2026-172764

Position Category

Engineering

Clearance

Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Position Summary

Seeking a Signals and Instrumentation Analyst with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience to support intelligence analysis, collection, processing, and reporting activities involving foreign instrumentation signals. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing technical intelligence data, identifying and characterizing signals, and producing clear, actionable intelligence products for government customers.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze and characterize foreign instrumentation signals and associated technical data.

Conduct research and analysis to identify signal characteristics, systems, platforms, and potential capabilities.

Process, correlate, and evaluate data from multiple intelligence and technical sources.

Identify trends, anomalies, and changes in foreign systems or activities.

Develop and maintain analytical assessments, databases, and technical documentation.

Produce intelligence reports, briefings, and other products for government and mission stakeholders.

Collaborate with analysts, engineers, collection personnel, and other intelligence disciplines.

Apply established analytical methodologies and intelligence tradecraft to assess technical data.

Support mission planning, collection requirements, and intelligence production activities.

Maintain awareness of relevant foreign systems, technologies, and developments

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience or Masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience considered in lieu of a degree requirement

Experience with signals/Instrumentation or technical intelligence analysis

Experience analyzing technical signals, instrumentation data, or related intelligence information.

Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to synthesize complex technical information into concise written and verbal products.

Experience working in a classified intelligence environment.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SIGINT/Instrumentation collection, processing, exploitation, or analysis.

Familiarity with SIGINT, MASINT, ELINT, or related intelligence disciplines.

Experience with signal characterization and technical data analysis.

Knowledge of foreign military systems, weapons ...For full information see follow application link.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.