Senior Wireless Communications

5 months ago


San Diego, United States MITRE Full time

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.

Department Summary:

The Electronic Systems Innovation Center is a leader in applying cutting edge technologies to solve the Nation’s toughest problems. MITRE's Communications, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) department specializes in complete analysis, design, and prototyping of wireless communications systems. We are seeking communications and signal processing engineers to support, lead, and provide strategic guidance for wireless communications programs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

This position develops an ability for 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 state-of-the-art 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;

Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate:

  • 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
  • Comprehension of standards documents to inform M&S decision-making
  • Contributions to help develop project proposals, including internal research and development (IR&D)
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree discipline in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied mathematics, physics, or related discipline; and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Experience in simulation and analysis software tools such as MATLAB or Python;
  • Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or applicants who are eligible for security clearances;
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret security clearance
  • A technical background in at least 1 fundamental signal processing or communications domain such as:
    • detection and estimation theory
    • waveform design, modulation theory, error control coding, information theory
    • stochastic processes, propagation, channel estimation and equalization
    • receiver design, interference cancellation, algorithm development
    • system performance analysis, RF laboratory testing
    • advanced wireless protocols such as 5G NR, LTE, Wi-Fi, IoT, Bluetooth

Preferred Qualifications:

  • MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied mathematics, physics, systems engineering, or related discipline;
  • 3+ years of professional experience;
  • Expertise in simulation and analysis software tools such as MATLAB or Python;
  • Experience with laboratory testing and experimentation and working with and programming software defined radios (SDRs) using C/C++ or GNURadio;
  • Leadership experience in technical innovation;
  • Full responsibility for delivering technical reports, presentations, and/or code, including definition, completion, and technical quality.

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

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$, - $, - $, Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website



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