Senior SATCOM Engineer

The MITRE Corporation • San Diego, CA

1d • $118,000 - $177,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As an operator of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), MITRE staff are tasked with applying their skills to impact programmatic and technical decisions of highest importance to the nation. The Advanced Wireless & SATCOM Department which is part of the MITRE Technology and Engineering Infrastructure, Networking, and Communications Division, has as its mission to provide premier communications network engineering services for our customers at all classification levels. Our engineers have expertise in research, design, analysis, modeling and simulation, lab experimentation, field testing, and implementation of networks across a diverse set of networked communication environments including virtual, wired, and wireless. We are adept at combining networking research and innovation with practical hands-on experience to provide risk reduction and deployable solutions for our customers. We seek to expand our department with staff capable of performing SATCOM communications network engineering tasks. They should have a fundamental understanding of and interest in networking protocols and principles, as well as the desire to learn more and focus in this area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience; or Master’s degree with 3 related years; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Strong foundational knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals and OSI stack, including wireless networking and modern network security
• Expertise in one or more emerging edge networking technologies including but not limited to proliferated LEO (pLEO) satellite communications, mesh networking, edge computing platforms, network encryption, etc.
• Expertise in tactical network architectures, including direct understanding of operational deployment processes and challenges; including familiarity with Naval and/or other DoD tactical networks
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Work well in a collaborative team environment with inter-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams
• Willingness to expand into and master network protocol, technology and skill areas listed above with which the candidate may not yet have experience
• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret Clearance
• U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• Minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Nice To Haves

• MS or PhD in engineering discipline with 5+ years relevant experience
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively lead collaboration efforts across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines
• Expertise in all or most of the following technology areas: satellite communications systems (including pLEO and MEO/GEO), mesh networking, edge computing platforms, cyber security solutions, network resiliency, and software-defined networking (SDN)
• Experience with systems engineering processes for networking systems, e.g. requirements development/review, V&V, etc.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Support building & maintaining lab-based testbeds and conducting 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
• Reach back to fellow network research engineers across the MITRE corporation to bring their expertise to bear if a specific project requires skills or knowledge of technologies with which you are unfamiliar.

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