ME00508-Cryptologic Computer Scientist 3

Momentum Engineering, Inc. Openings

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Fort Meade, MD Until 8/22/2026 6+ years exp First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc., a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

  • Seeking a highly skilled Cryptologic Computer Scientist to support advanced research and operational cryptologic missions.
  • Role involves developing, analyzing, and deploying algorithms, systems, and tools used to extract intelligence from complex digital data
  • Ideal candidates combine expertise in computer science with knowledge of cryptanalysis, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and high-performance computing to solve challenging national security problems

Primary Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and optimize algorithms and software for cryptanalysis, data mining, and signals processing
  • Conduct research on emerging technologies, cryptographic systems, and adversarial computing techniques
  • Develop tools and techniques to extract value from encrypted or obfuscated data sources
  • Analyze network protocols, encrypted data streams, and computational architectures

Required Qualifications

  • Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with MD Full Scope Polygraph
  • Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or Associate's degree with 10 years of in-depth relevant experience that is clearly related to the position
  • Degree must be in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, a Physical Science, or a related technical field
  • VSAT/RF experience
  • Strong Signals and Protocol analysis skills
  • STATCOM networking and analysis knowledge
  • Shell scripting and familiarity with python

Desired Qualifications

  • 452 Graduate

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

About this role

Summary

Design, analyze, and implement algorithms and tools for cryptologic missions and data analysis.

Job title

Cryptologic Computer Scientist 3

Experience level

6+ years or 8+ years or 10+ years depending on education

Minimum experience

6+ years exp

Industry

defense

Location requirements

Fort Meade, MD; remote not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

active Top Secret/SCI clearancefull scope polygraphmaster's degree or bachelor's degree with relevant experiencecryptanalysissignals analysisnetwork analysisshell scriptingpython

Preferred skills

graduateVSAT/RFSTATCOM

Specializations

cryptanalysissignals intelligencehigh-performance computingcryptographyalgorithm development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Fort Meade, MD, USA

On-site City