Leidos

Senior Signals Analyst

Laurel, MD
Full-time
$131,300.00 - $237,350.00
Posted Aug 18, 2026

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Job description

About Leidos

Leidos is a FORTUNE 500® company bringing a mix of innovative technology and sector expertise to customers in the national security, engineering, and health industries. We deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success.

The Leidos Intel Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission capabilities to support Intelligence Community customers as they address evolving national security challenges.

About the Opportunity

Leidos is seeking a highly experienced Senior Signals Analyst to perform advanced technical analysis of signals in recorded and live environments. You will operate signal collection, processing, and analysis equipment; diagnose signal and payload characteristics; and communicate technical findings through published reports and briefings.

You will collaborate with analysts throughout the Intelligence Community, support collection missions, and apply extensive technical-analysis experience to complex signal-analysis challenges.

Why This Role Matters

Advanced signals analysis requires the ability to identify and characterize complex signal structures and translate detailed technical findings into useful analytic products.

As a Senior Signals Analyst, you will apply deep technical expertise to payloads, interleavers, coding and modulation characteristics, and randomization techniques while helping communicate and transfer that expertise through technical reporting and training materials.

What You'll Do

Advanced Signals & Payload Analysis

•Operate signal collection, processing, and analysis equipment.

•Analyze signals from recordings and in live environments.

•Diagnose and process payloads.

•Diagnose interleavers.

•Diagnose characteristics of LDPC, Reed-Solomon, and code modulation schemes.

•Diagnose randomization techniques.

Technical Reporting, Training & Collaboration

•Write and publish technical signals analysis reports.

•Prepare complex technical reports documenting analysis results.

•Present technical briefings on analysis findings in accordance with Government direction and customer requirements.

•Develop training material based on technical signals-analysis expertise.

•Collaborate with analysts throughout the Intelligence Community and maintain awareness of related analysis efforts involving supported signals.

Required Qualifications

Clearance

•TS/SCI with Polygraph, at time of Application, to be considered for the position.

Experience

•BS degree.

•Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience interacting with customers, deploying on collection missions, performing technical analysis, and preparing technical analytic reports.

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Original Posting:

August 18, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.