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Signals and Instrumentation Analyst

Peraton


Job Location:

Suitland, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 104000 - 166000
Posted: 25 October 2026 (17 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 22 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were 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
  • Bachelors 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 systems aerospace systems or test and evaluation activities.

  • Experience using intelligence databases analytical tools or visualization platforms.

  • Experience supporting IC DoD or military customers.

  • Bachelors degree in engineering physics mathematics computer science intelligence studies or a related technical field.

Target Salary Range
$104000 - $166000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position the individuals experience education knowledge skills and competencies as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position employees may be eligible for overtime shift differential and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life health savings account short/long term disability EAP parental leave 401(k) paid time off (PTO) for vacation and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at Statements


Required Experience:

IC


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