Associate Embedded Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Associate Embedded Software Engineer with Security Clearance
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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

Department Summary:

Would you like to join a team of world class researchers and engineers commencing Summer of 2026 collectively focused on developing systems critical to national security?. Are you seeking an opportunity to work in an environment where big ideas, sound technical arguments and sponsor impacts are valued?. Then MITRE might be the place for you! At MITRE, we believe that good ideas lead to great solutions through testing, exploration, development, and demonstration.

In MITRE's Electronic System Development department , we apply this principle as we dig deep into hard problems to find innovative, practical ways to solve tough challenges for a variety of government sponsors across a range of technical applications. We are currently seeking entry-level candidates to grow our team, specifically those with experience implementing embedded software on SoC or other embedded platforms.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to design and implement technical solutions for a wide range of challenges currently faced by our government sponsors. We specialize in rapid prototyping of advanced sensor, communication and navigation systems on real-time embedded platforms. As an applied research organization, we focus on capability development and demonstration while remaining decoupled from protracted product life cycles and system support roles.

Our world class labs provide a canvas for our team to conduct hands-on research and develop tangible solutions to support our military leaders and reinforce our nation's defense. If this sounds interesting to you, then we would love to speak with you. Apply for this position!

Roles & Responsibilities :
This position provides an exciting opportunity to design and prototype state of the art embedded systems using commercial and custom platforms. Key opportunities include:
* Working on cross-disciplinary teams of similarly bright and motivated engineers on projects of national importance

* Real-time communication and sensor systems leveraging state of the art processors, FPGA & SoC technology and cutting-edge SDR platforms

* Advanced architectures for high throughput signal processing

* Low size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C), highly integrated custom platforms

* A supportive culture of learning, professional growth, and development

* Opportunities to build on skills and work on a diverse range of projects

* Outstanding continuing education programs

Basic Qualifications:

* Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

* A Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

* Strong oral and written communication skills.

* Proficiency in C and/or C++ programming languages.

* Familiarity with good software development practices, including: approaches to design, implementation, testing, documentation, and debugging.

* Understanding of embedded systems and hardware/software interaction.

* Basic…