Signal Software Engineer

Signalscape; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental and Vision

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Educational benefits

Matching 401-k plan

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Term Life and Accidental Death and DIs

Voluntary Critical Illness and Accide

Health Care Support Program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Signalscape in Cary, NC is seeking a highly experienced Signal Software Engineer to develop and maintain advanced signal processing software for RF and wireless systems. The role requires 13+ years of related work and a Top Secret/SCI with Poly clearance, with U.S. citizenship.

You will contribute to mission-critical applications in defense and security sectors. The position is based in our Cary, NC office with a salary range of $130,000 to $180,000 per year, accompanied by competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of RF-focused signal software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Experience with SCA/REDHAWK/GNU and commercial wireless standards.
• Experience with geolocation techniques, software configuration management (Git), Python, Eclipse, MATLAB, SOA, and Linux.
• TS/SCI with FS Polygraph required.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop MATLAB scripts for demodulation of digital modulation schemes
• Signal Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances signal processing software such as detectors, demodulators, and protocol processors

Skills

RF Engineering

Digital Signal Processing

Communication Theory

Fourier Transform

Python

Git

MATLAB

Eclipse IDE

LINUX OS

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

SCA/REDHAWK/GNU

GNU Radio

MATLAB

Git

Eclipse

Job description

Cary, United States | Posted on 08/07/2026

• Security Clearance Top Secret / SCI with Poly
• Work Experience 13+ years
• City Cary
• State/Province North Carolina
• Country United States

About Us

Since 1997, Signalscape™ has supplied engineering services and products used by our country's security, intelligence, defense, and law enforcement services to combat crime, fight terrorism, and provide for homeland security. Headquartered in the technology-rich Research Triangle area of North Carolina, Signalscape has become a premier provider of specialty wireless systems and our expertise includes audio, video, and data transmission systems for mission critical applications.

Signalscape's custom mission solutions include Cellular Communications, Wireless Systems, Software Defined Radio, TTL Systems, Remote Sensing, Cyber, and Video/Imaging Systems.

Our design services include Custom System Design, Software Development, Hardware Design, RF/Antenna Design, Rapid Prototyping, Manufacturing/Test, Certification Services, and Project Management.

Job Description

Signalscape has supplied engineering services and products used for defense, intelligence, and law enforcement services to combat crime, fight terrorism, and provide for homeland security. In our 20+ years, Signalscape is proud of becoming a premier provider of specialty wireless systems including audio, video, and data transmission systems for mission-critical applications.

Our expertise ranges from miniature single board solutions for one-time mission critical applications to fully integrated intelligence platforms. Our design services span many disciplines, including custom system design, software development, hardware design, RF/antenna design, rapid prototyping, manufacturing/test, certification services, and project management.

This position will be in our Cary, NC office. The salary range is $130,000 to $180,000/year.

• Develop MATLAB scripts for demodulation of digital modulation schemes
• Signal Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances signal processing software such as detectors, demodulators, and protocol processors.

Requirements

• Ten + years of experience as a Signal Software Engineer or equivalent experience on project with a focus on Radio Frequency (RF) to include experience with Fourier transforms, filtering, communication theory, digital modulation, error control coding, signals analysis tools (WVT, DVT), and digital signal processing (Adaptive beamforming/filtering, demodulation).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• Preferred experience with Software defined radio architectures (SCA, REDHAWK, or GNU), commercial wireless standards, geolocation techniques, software configuration management tools (GIT), Python, Eclipse IDE, model-based design (MATLAB), service oriented architecture and LINUX OS
• TS/SCI with FS Polygraph required
• U.S. Citizenship Required: Due to the nature of this position and the requirement to maintain a U.S. government security clearance, only U.S. citizens are eligible.

Signalscape offers competitive benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental and Vision
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational benefits
• Matching 401-k plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Health Care Support Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Signalscape is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.