Wireless & Security Engineer Associate

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. MITRE’s Electronic Systems Security department is seeking to hire talented and creative engineers with a focus on embedded wireless systems and protocols to support advanced research and development projects of national significance. Qualified candidates will join a department with deep technical expertise across many embedded security disciplines including software vulnerability research and reverse engineering, hardware reverse engineering, secure computing, and implementation security. This multi-disciplinary wireless security team applies deep understanding of advanced wireless network technologies, including 5G cellular, to instrument, analyze, and evaluate wireless technologies through hands-on experimentation and prototype development.

Requirements

BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field with less than 1 year of related experience
Must be US citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a DoD Secret security clearance
Experience with software design in languages such as Python, C/C++, or Rust for PCs and embedded systems
Familiarity with foundational communications, networking, and/or signal processing concepts
Effective oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

MS, or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field
Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas: Software development practices including design and code reviews, testing and regression, revision control, and user documentation
Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas: Software-defined radio usage
Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas: Networking and/or wireless communications protocol stack(s)
Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas: Cryptography and security concepts such as key-agreement protocols, authentication, encryption, etc.
Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas: System security assessment: e.g., protocol reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery/assessment
Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas: AI model development / training

Responsibilities

Research and develop new approaches and countermeasures for emerging security threats to wireless systems
Design and build prototypes to demonstrate advanced capabilities
Perform hands-on functional and security assessments of wireless systems and implementations
Develop software for interfacing with and controlling lab equipment for data collection, measurement, and analysis
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers