Communications & Signal Processing Engineer; Summer

Communications & Signal Processing Engineer (Summer 2026)

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Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields such as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. Our workplace reflects our values and offers competitive benefits and professional development opportunities.

MITRE operates Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) in support of various U.S. Government agencies, including Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, and others. These sponsors use a variety of wireless communications systems. MITRE’s work involves assessing, designing, analyzing, prototyping, and/or testing different communications technologies.

We are seeking candidates with an educational background in and/or experience with communication systems, signal processing, and related disciplines.

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This is not an application for a specific position. By submitting your information and providing your resume, you will be included in a pool of candidates for various full-time positions for communications and signal processing opportunities across the company. If you are selected for consideration for a particular position, a member of MITRE’s recruiting team will reach out to you.

This position develops innovative thought, deep technical expertise, and knowledge of the challenges that will shape the development of cutting-edge resilient solutions in wireless communications for government sponsors.

In this position, you will apply your technical expertise towards furthering the public good by developing, applying, and evaluating communication technologies.

Typical projects include:

• End-to-end modeling and simulation (M&S) of commercial cellular physical layer signals to enable spectrum sharing innovation
• Development of novel signal processing algorithms for improved signal detection in congested environments
• Evaluation of different MIMO transmission schemes on throughput and interference management
• Theoretical analysis for performance assessments of novel geolocation techniques
• Waveform design and prototyping under challenging channel conditions
• Prototyping, modification, and integration of open-source tools to showcase new application areas
• Supporting communications systems development and analysis by designing and analyzing innovative waveform components such as synchronization, forward error correction, spread spectrum technologies, medium access control, channel equalization, interference cancellation, etc.
• Documenting and providing recommendations for improvements to communication systems including areas such as system resilience, networking, electronic warfare, capacity, etc.
• Using software defined radios to implement communication protocols or performing signal analysis

• Technical acumen in communications and signal processing principles to help solve problems across application areas
• Collaborative working relationships with team members and department staff
• Desire for mentorship and continued technical growth
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Currently pursuing (or recently received) a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or similar fields.
• Experience in simulation and analysis software tools such as MATLAB or Python.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• A technical background in at least one fundamental communication or signal processing domain such as detection and estimation theory, waveform design, modulation theory,…