Associate Communications Systems Engineer

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Department SummaryMITRE operates Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) in support of various U.S. Government agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration, and others. Our sponsors rely on a wide range of wireless communications systems, including commercial radios, cellular technologies, satellite communications, tactical data links, and other mission-critical systems.

We assess, design, analyze, prototype, and test advanced communications technologies to further the public good.

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Please be aware that 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.

About the Role Join us in shaping the next generation of resilient communications, networking, and infrastructure for U.S. Government sponsors, including strategic and national-level command-and-control communications and other mission-assured systems. We are seeking an entry-level engineer with interest in one or more of the following areas:

Systems engineering and designRF communications

Networking

Signal processing

Software development

Lab testing

Modeling and Simulation Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, such as AI-assisted coding, prompt engineering, or API integration

Successful candidates will::

Support engineering initiatives for government sponsors related to prototyping, process improvement, requirements management, or risk reduction

Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and government stakeholders

Communicate clearly and professionally in written and oral formats

Basic Qualifications Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline0–2 years of relevant work experience

Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance

Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site

Preferred Qualifications Experience developing technical reports, presentations, and/or production-quality code

Experience with systems engineering processes for communication systems, including requirements development and review, verification and validation, end-to-end architecture analysis, and link budget analysis

Experience with agile software development and object-oriented programming, scripting, and/or simulation tools such as C/C++, Java, Python, or MATLAB Experience with signal/waveform development

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