Signals Analyst

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 an experienced Signals Analyst to perform technical analysis of signals in recorded and live environments. You will operate signal collection, processing, and analysis equipment; evaluate new and previously unexploited signal data; diagnose and process payloads; and communicate technical findings through published reports and briefings. You will also collaborate with analysts throughout the Intelligence Community and maintain awareness of related analysis efforts involving the signals you support. Why This Role Matters Understanding complex and previously unexploited signals requires disciplined technical analysis and the ability to turn detailed findings into information that can be shared across the Intelligence Community. As a Signals Analyst, you will help characterize signal data, analyze payloads, document technical findings, and provide analysis that supports broader mission understanding. What You'll Do Signals & Payload Analysis Operate signal collection, processing, and analysis equipment. Analyze signals from recordings and in live environments. Diagnose and process standard and non-standard bit- and packet-level payloads. Oversee the development, deployment or collection, documentation, and evaluation of recordings of new or previously unexploited signal data. Technical Reporting & Collaboration Write and publish technical signals and payload analysis reports. Prepare complex technical reports documenting analysis results. Present technical briefings on analysis findings in accordance with Government direction and customer requirements. 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 this position. Education & Experience Minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a Signals Analyst supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university. Four (4) additional years of Signals Analysis experience on projects of similar scope may be substituted for the bachelor's degree. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 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.