Antenna Engineer

About

MITRE is 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 such as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We offer competitive benefits, professional development, and a culture of innovation.

MITRE’s Sensors, Electromagnetics and EW Department within MITRE Labs’ Electronic Systems and Technologies Innovation Center focuses on designing, prototyping, evaluating, testing, and fielding disruptive solutions in sensors, HF sensing and communications, antennas and electromagnetics, signal processing and algorithm development, satellite communications, and electronic warfare for radar.

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) and commercial software for antenna design, development, test and evaluation, and performance modeling
• Participate in the collection of data and lab measurements, conduct experiments and perform data analyses
• Evaluate technologies, identify risks, and develop alternate solutions
• 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

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or a Master’s or a PhD with related education and work experience
• Ability to obtain a DoD SECRET Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Strong technical skills related to antenna technologies, antenna array design and analysis and a working knowledge of electromagnetics
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use programming environments such as MATLAB or Python to develop engineering models
• 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
• Ability to work on site four days a week or more depending on mission objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in electrical engineering, math, or physics
• Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance
• Experience with Electronic Warfare (EW)

Additional Information

• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site
• Salary compensation range and midpoint: $118,000 - $147,500 - $177,000 Annual
• Work Location Type: Onsite
• It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment
• Commitment to Non-Discrimination: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to disability, veteran status, or other protected status
• MITRE provides reasonable accommodation requests for employment process upon request