Communications and Networking Engineer

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The MITRE Corporation's Resilient Communications Department (N152) focuses on creating and fielding adaptive communications and networking infrastructure to successfully execute different mission areas for Operations in Contested Environments (OCE). Our work involves modernizing currently fielded communications systems while developing/fielding the next generation communications capabilities used by the United States military and international partners across all domains from underwater to aerial to space-based. Our primary areas of concentration include RF communications, networking, modeling and simulation, systems integration, systems engineering, and software development.

Roles and Responsibilities:

You will leverage an understanding of wireless communications, RF/analog hardware, antenna systems, RF propagation, or other similar technical disciplines to support a variety of projects depending on your development goals and sponsor needs. This position may also involve working as an individual contributor in a collaborative team environment to analyze advanced networking concepts and address networking challenges to support a variety of projects and sponsor needs.

You will use laboratory instrumentation (e.g. spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signal & waveform generators) to characterize the performance of commercial and military communications systems

You will analyze RF system performance (range, data throughout, coverage, co-location performance) using various modeling and/or testing techniques

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, or similar field with less than 1 year of related experience
• The ability to possess/maintain a DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
• You are eager to learn new skills and technologies
• You have an interest in wireless communications, RF/analog hardware, antenna design, digital signal processing (DSP), networking or other related technical disciplines
• Experience using laboratory instrumentation (e.g. spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signal & waveform generators) in an academic or commercial environment
• You have interpersonal skills to effectively work in multi-disciplinary teams across organizations
• Experience with software development methods and object-oriented programming, including experience in a modern programming language (C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript)
• Understanding of networks and fundamental layer 3 and 4 protocols (e.g., IP, TCP, UDP, etc.)
• Experience using software tools like Docker and Git

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with software defined radios (SDR) and DSP
• Experience with designing, testing, and/or prototyping RF and communications equipment

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

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