Senior Applied Mathematician to Support Communications, Navigation, and Timing Engineering

The MITRE Corporation • New Bedford, MA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

MITRE is a not-for-profit company dedicated to solving problems for a safer world. Among our many work programs are large programs in GPS, navigation, timing, and communications. MITRE has a long and distinguished history in these fields including our contributions to the design of new GPS signals, the development of software radio GPS receivers, the development of novel satellite navigation receivers, the development of tools and techniques to support low probability of intercept communications, and algorithms and techniques used to reduce interference for receivers. Some highlights of our work in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) can be found here.

MITRE’s Communications, SIGINT, and PNT department is looking for talented mathematicians and applied mathematicians who are interested in joining our team and leveraging their strong mathematics background to help solve important problems in electrical engineering. In this position, you will apply your technical expertise towards furthering the public good by developing, applying, and evaluating state-of-the art navigation and communication technologies, such as:

* State of the art signal processing algorithms for navigation and communication systems (radio navigation, wireless communications, vision navigation, etc.)
* Next generation signals for communications, satellite, and radio navigation
* Techniques for detecting, locating, and identifying signals

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C++, or other modeling and data analysis software tools
• Desire to apply a strong math background to real-world applications and to develop skills in communications, navigation, and timing
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• Minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Nice To Haves

• PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, or a related discipline
• Experience with applying theory to real world applications
• Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills
• The ability to build collaborative and mutually beneficial working relationships with people of different backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Develop, apply, and evaluate state-of-the art navigation and communication technologies.
• Apply signal processing algorithms for navigation and communication systems.
• Develop next generation signals for communications, satellite, and radio navigation.
• Develop techniques for detecting, locating, and identifying signals.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth
• Culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior