Senior SATCOM Engineer

The Mitre Corporation • Colorado Springs, CO

6d • $118,000 - $177,000 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE seeks a Senior SATCOM Engineer for its Advanced Wireless & SATCOM Department, which provides communications network engineering services to customers across all classification levels. The department combines research and innovation with practical engineering to develop risk-reduction and deployable solutions across virtual, wired, and wireless communications environments. The role focuses on SATCOM communications network engineering and calls for foundational knowledge of networking protocols and principles, along with an interest in expanding expertise in this area.

Project duties vary and may involve research, design, analysis, testing, experimentation, modeling and simulation, and emulation of communications networks. The position also requires collaboration with other MITRE network research engineers when projects involve unfamiliar technologies. The role requires an active Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance and at least three days per week onsite. The hired candidate must have or obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance within one year of hire.

Requirements

• Typically, at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; 3 years with a master's degree; or a Ph.D. with relevant experience and ability to contribute immediately at this job step; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Strong foundational knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals and the OSI stack, including wireless networking and modern network security.
• Expertise in one or more emerging edge networking technologies, such as proliferated LEO satellite communications, mesh networking, edge computing platforms, or network encryption.
• Expertise in tactical network architecture, including direct understanding of operational deployment processes and challenges and familiarity with DoW tactical networks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams.
• Willingness to expand into and master network protocols, technologies, and skill areas where the candidate may lack experience.
• Active Top Secret U.S. Government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to be eligible for a security clearance.
• Ability to work onsite at least 3 days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to lead collaboration across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines.
• Expertise in most or all of the following: satellite communications systems, including pLEO and MEO/GEO; mesh networking; edge computing platforms; cybersecurity solutions; network resiliency; and software-defined networking (SDN).
• Experience with systems engineering processes for networking systems, such as requirements development and review, verification, and validation.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to be eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support building and maintaining lab-based testbeds and conduct proof-of-concept experiments.
• Conduct field trials.
• Model performance and behavior of networks in tactical environments.
• Work with cyber and infrastructure automation technologies.
• Research emerging technologies.
• Assist MITRE staff in analyzing, modernizing, and advancing sponsor work programs.
• Perform project-specific research, design, analysis, testing, experimentation, modeling and simulation, and emulation of communications networks.
• Collaborate with network research engineers across MITRE to apply their expertise when a project requires unfamiliar skills or technologies.

What This Job Offers

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