Communications Engineer

The MITRE Corporation

$156K — $234K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years' experience with a Bachelor's or equivalent education in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • Active Secret clearance with the ability to achieve TS/SCI clearance.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Familiarity with Link-16 and Link-22 network designs.
  • Knowledge of product lifecycle and interface definitions.
  • Experience with tactical data link interfaces into terrestrial networks.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze complex communications and data link systems for Naval sponsors.
  • Define capability gaps and recommend optimal solutions.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to develop solutions considering multiple perspectives.
  • Provide unbiased advice on communications engineering processes.
  • Learn new technologies and systems independently.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with a minimum of 50% on-site presence.
Full Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Analyzing complex communications, networking and data link systems and provide recommendations to US Naval sponsors
  • Defining capability and interoperability gaps, overlaps, opportunities, and constraints
  • Work in partnership with multiple stakeholders to develop optimal solutions accounting for various perspective and variables


Basic Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree, or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Possess active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance
  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Familiarity with Link-16 and Link-22 network designs and configurations
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle, trade studies, requirements, and interface definitions
  • Familiarity with tactical data link interfaces into shore-based, terrestrial networks.
  • Possess the familiarity with communications engineering processes required to provide unbiased advice, formulate courses of action, analyze programs, and make recommendations
  • Proven ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, software languages, platforms, and systems
  • Strong communication (verbal, written, and presentation) and interpersonal skills to interact with technical peers and government sponsors
  • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • An active TS/SCI clearance
  • Five years' experience as a certified Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO)
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-6016 and MIL-STD-6017 messaging
  • Familiarity with Joint Range Extension (JRE) systems and MIL-STD-3011 protocols (JREAP-A, JREAP-B and JREAP-C)
  • Analysis of operational mission sets/threads to inform network requirements
  • Ability to capture information exchange requirements (IERS) for Link-16 missions
  • Familiarity with Naval C4I & Space systems from technical and/or operational perspectives


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

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

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$156,400 - $195,500 - $234,600 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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