Associate Underwater Sensors Engineer

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The Maritime and Acoustics Department in MITRE’s Signals and Electronics Division is a cross-domain team of engineers and scientists working at the intersection of underwater acoustics, HF propagation, sonar analysis, acoustic communications, and prototype sensing systems. We work on some of the most technically demanding problems in undersea and maritime defense, designing and testing prototype systems, developing propagation models and sensing algorithms, and advancing acoustic communications for contested environments, all in direct support of government sponsors with real-world mission impact.

Our work spans physics-based modeling and algorithm development, hands-on hardware prototyping and evaluation in the Blue Tech Lab, and field testing of systems in operational environments.

Job Description:

We are seeking early-career engineers to help advance maritime capabilities that address critical government mission needs in support of national maritime public sector and defense priorities. You will work with senior engineers across modeling and simulation, data analysis, rapid prototyping, system integration, laboratory evaluation, and field testing of maritime sensors and acoustic communication systems. The ideal candidate has strong foundations in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering and enjoys solving open-ended technical problems.

Relevant academic, research, or project experience may include signal processing, detection and estimation, communications, sensing, wave propagation, modeling and simulation, or software and hardware prototyping.

Roles & Responsibilities :

Contribute to the design, development, and evaluation of signal processing algorithms for underwater sensing and acoustic communication systems

Conduct physics-based and empirical modeling of acoustic propagation and undersea sensor system performance

Rapidly prototype sensors, communication platforms, and embedded underwater systems, advancing hardware from concept through field-ready integration

Assist in planning and executing field testing and Blue Tech Lab evaluations, analyzing test results and contributing to actionable findings for government sponsors

Contribute to the design of transducers and acoustic sensors for small form-factor and autonomous underwater system applications

Analyze complex, multi-dimensional maritime datasets and contribute to defensible technical recommendations

Support sponsor engagement by communicating technical findings, shaping research directions, and responding to emerging mission needs

Collaborate across department technical domains including sonar analysis, multi-domain wave propagation, and acoustic communication and sensing

Basic Qualifications:

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field

Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a…