Senior Antenna/Electromagnetics Engineer
About The Position
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 for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. 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: Sensors (Radar, EO, IR, Hyperspectral, LiDAR) HF sensing and communications Antennas and electromagnetics 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.
Requirements
- Typically requires a 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.
- This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.
Nice To Haves
- MS or PhD in electrical engineering, math, or physics
- Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance
- Experience with Electronic Warfare (EW)
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
