Lead Communications Engineer
About The Position
MITRE’s Technology & Engineering Organization is seeking a motivated, innovative, and self-directed engineer to work with military and technology experts on command, control, and communications. The work supports accurate, integrated, timely, and assured access to data, information, intelligence, communications, services, situational awareness, warnings, and indicators. The role focuses on communications infrastructure, capabilities, architectures, and strategies supporting both legacy systems and new concepts. The engineer will assess technical capabilities and solutions, research emerging technology and its implications, influence national infrastructure decisions, and support the sponsor’s mission. The position requires working with senior government stakeholders and MITRE subject matter experts to address communications challenges, develop technical solutions and system architectures, and provide technical recommendations and products to government sponsors. The role has an onsite requirement of four days per week. The salary range is $147,200 to $220,800 annually, with a midpoint of $184,000.
Requirements
- Typically requires at least 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a master’s degree, or 3 years with a Ph.D., or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
- At least 5 years of demonstrated experience with radio frequency technologies in communications, wireless networking, radar, PNT, SATCOM, or related areas.
- Willingness to engage with and advise senior government leaders in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated collaboration skills in developing technical analysis, tools, reports, or other products.
- Ability to work under minimal direction and lead product ideation, development, and delivery within predetermined timelines.
- Willingness to learn emerging wireless communications technologies and stay current with the state of the art.
- Ability to define and lead small efforts.
- Must hold an active Top Secret U.S. Government-issued security clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government-issued clearance.
- Must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for a security clearance.
- Must work onsite four days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science in Electrical or Communications Engineering.
- Eight years of demonstrated experience with radio frequency technologies in communications, wireless networking, radar, PNT, SATCOM, or related areas.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
- Demonstrated work experience with National Leadership Command Capability; DoD Continuity of Operations; Continuity of Government; Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications; or Senior DoD Command, Control, and Communications Infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Work with and advise senior government stakeholders on command, control, and communications challenges and operational requirements within protected communications networks.
- Collaborate with MITRE internal subject matter experts to develop unbiased technical solutions that advance communications and networking within the sponsor’s mission set.
- Develop system architectures to influence current and future designs.
- Provide recommendations to influence White House, Congressional, and Secretary of Defense-level directives and policy.
- Understand and analyze command, control, and communications network infrastructure architecture, capabilities, concepts, services, security, and operational demands.
- Provide technical input to government sponsors through reports and briefings.
- Lead and participate in inter-agency working groups across the Government and Department of Defense.
- Lead small efforts and help develop and deliver technical analysis, tools, reports, or other products within predetermined timelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
