Department Summary:MITRE's Sensors, Electromagnetics and EW Department-within MITRE Labs' Electronic Systems and Technologies Innovation Center is a broad and experienced team focused on designing, prototyping, evaluating, testing and fielding disruptive solutions in the following technology areas:
- Antennas and electromagnetics
- Sensors (Radar, EO, IR, Hyperspectral, LiDAR)
- HF sensing and communications
- Signal Processing and Algorithm Development
- Satellite communications
- Electronic Warfare (EW) for radar
We are looking to grow our team and are seeking highly talented and motivated candidates with strong technical skills in these areas.
Roles & Responsibilities:- Foster and develop innovative, transformational solutions to sensing related challenges and capability gaps for both fielded and developmental systems
- Develop and utilize code (MATLAB, Python) for sensor design development, test and evaluation, performance modeling at the system and sub-system level
- Participate in data collections, conduct experiments and perform data analyses
- Evaluate technologies, identify risks, and develop alternate solutions
- Design and prototype sensor algorithms and sensor signal processing solutions,
- Develop and evaluate sensor requirements for both fielded and developmental systems
- Participate in MITRE Labs' presence in peer-reviewed publications, patent submissions, and external conferences/workshops
- Support/lead work shaping and proposal development efforts to expand our work program into new areas
- Engage in personal career and technical growth as well as quickly developing skills to support the growth of others through mentoring, training, and collaboration
Basic Qualifications:- Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
- Ability to obtain a DoD 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.
- Strong technical skills related to sensor technologies and methods
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use programming environments such as MATLAB or Python to develop engineering models and analyze sensor data.
- Experience with signal processing and/or algorithm development
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts simply and concisely, making needed connections, and bridging across domains as appropriate
- Proven experience fostering collaboration
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly in technical terms with both engineering staff and project leadership
- Strong writing and briefing skills
- This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site or more depending on mission objectives.
Preferred Qualifications: - MS or PhD in electrical engineering, math, or physics
- Active Top Secret Security Clearance
- Space-based sensing
- Experience developing tracking algorithms
- Experience with antenna array design and analysis
- Experience with Electronic Warfare (EW)
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:$173,200 - $216,500 - $259,800 Annual
Work Location Type:Onsite
