Signal Processing Intern - Radar/Physics (Bedford, MA)

The MITRE Corporation•New Bedford, MA

1d•Onsite

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. L153 work spans state-of-the-art "Applied Electromagnetics". We provide Modeling and Simulation, design and development, performance testing, and systems engineering in the areas of antennas, antenna systems, and sensors. Period of Work: May-August 2025 Full-Time: 40 hours a week Location: Bedford, MA In Office, 5 days per week. This role is targeting students who have completed coursework in: Signal Processing and have a strong interest in Radar and Electromagnetics. Students must continue to be enrolled in full academics the semester following the internship.

Requirements

Must be a full-time student pursuing an accredited degree program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines.
Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship.
Foundational knowledge in electrical and/or computer engineering including relevant tools, methodologies, and programming languages.
Must have sustained excellence in academic performance.

Nice To Haves

Experience having applied electrical or computer engineering concepts in an internship, research, or laboratory setting.
Proficiency in using electrical and/or computer engineering methodologies, frameworks, tools and/or programming languages.
Proven ability to work independently.
Demonstrated interest in serving the public through previous work experience, volunteer activities, or other relevant engagements.
Demonstrated interest in radars and ground-based sensing of long-range air threats
Experience with Python, MATLAB, Physics, Signal Processing and Statistics
Demonstrated interest in high-frequency (HF) technology
Demonstrated interest in Ionospheric Physics

Responsibilities

As an Electrical or Computer Engineering Intern, you will join a multidisciplinary team to apply your academic knowledge and gain hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas:
Electronic & Signal Processing: Antennas, electromagnetics, sensors, radar, photonics, and advanced signal processing.
Communications and Spectrum Operations: Wireless communications, SIGINT, spectrum management, and position, navigation, and timing (PNT).
Embedded Systems and Security: Electronics design, embedded security, and cryptographic systems.
Prototyping and Advanced Manufacturing: Rapid hardware prototyping, mechanical design, reliability analysis, and advanced manufacturing techniques.
Maritime Systems Development: Acoustic and ocean modeling, SONAR system analysis, and transducer design.
Analyze Winter Study (WS) ionospheric and target data analysis to perform target coordinate registration
Correlate doppler data from the WS Digisonde ionospheric sounders
Possible follow on WS work in data visualization and assimilation
Possibility of assisting with “scientific computing” coding tasks on radar modeling as part of the senior technical team’s Winter Study analysis.