Associate Signal Processing Engineer

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MITRE is seeking an Associate Signal Processing Engineer to support the development of advanced RF capabilities for our U.S. Government sponsors. At MITRE, you will apply your understanding of RF systems to model and simulate complex electromagnetic environments and leverage your signal and information processing expertise to develop resilient communications systems and mission-critical sensing capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in both classical digital signal processing/digital communications and machine learning/data science. This position will require a strong grounding in RF systems; the candidate should possess a working knowledge of the fundamentals of receiver design. The candidate should be familiar with wireless technologies and engineering challenges associated with employment of RF systems.

Roles and Responsibilities:

This position requires an ability for innovative thought, technical expertise, and interest in the development of cutting-edge resilient wireless solutions for Government Sponsors. In this position, you will apply your technical expertise towards furthering the public good by developing, applying, and evaluating state-of-the-art communications and signal processing technologies.

Typical projects include:

• End-to-end modeling and simulation (M&S) of commercial cellular physical layer signals to enable spectrum coexistence innovation.
• Development of novel signal processing algorithms for improved signal detection in congested environments.
• Evaluation of different MIMO transmission schemes for throughput, reliability, interference mitigation, etc.
• Theoretical analysis for performance assessments of novel geolocation techniques.
• Waveform design and prototyping under challenging channel conditions.
• Next-generation AI-enhanced signal processing design for ISAC or spectral efficiency.
• Characterize bands under study for repurposing or coexistence with commercial and incumbent systems.
• Evaluate and advance propagation modeling based upon system operations.

Responsibilities may include:

• Using technical knowledge of communications and signal processing principles to help solve problems across various application areas.
• Designing models and simulations or lab tests to evaluate technical solutions.
• Define appropriate evaluation methodologies to evaluate the compatibility of communication, radar, and navigation systems operating in shared or adjacent frequency bands.
• Assess the operational impacts of interference on system performance across current and emerging technologies E.g., commercial 6G on government systems.
• Mentoring and staff development of junior engineers and continued technical growth.
• Comprehension of standards documents to inform M&S decision-making.
• Leading the development and contributing to the develop of project proposals for sponsors and internal research and development (IR&D).
• Drive research areas, investigate novel solutions, and distill information for varying audiences across internal and external sponsors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline.

• Proficient with MATLAB, Python, or C++ or other tools or languages.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Top Secret security clearance.

• A strong technical background in at least one of the following areas:

• Signal processing (detection and estimation theory)

• Digital communications

• Receiver design, channel estimation and equalization

• Machine learning, AI, and optimization algorithms

• System performance analysis

• RF system modeling

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Experience delivering technical reports, presentations, and/or code, including definition, completion, and technical quality.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Understanding of software-defined radios, adaptive communications, electronic protection, or dynamic spectrum access concepts.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools such as Sionna, MATLAB, Simulink, STK, HFSS, CST, Wireless InSite, SEAMCAT, HTZ communications, or similar.
• Experience with wireless protocols such as 5G NR, LTE, Wi-Fi, IoT, Bluetooth.
• Experience with large codebases, software engineering best practices, and/or GPU-accelerated programming
• Familiarity with RF sensing and navigation systems (including radar, GPS/GNSS).
• Experience in sensor fusion and autonomy.

Clearance: In addition to passing MITRE's employment background check, you may be submitted for a U.S. Government Security clearance. This is determined by the Department of Defense's adjudicative guidelines for receiving a clearance, to include U.S. citizenship. Other jobs may require vetting for various levels of agency public trust, fitness, suitability, controlled access, and special programs access determination consistent with the work program to which you are assigned.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$89,200 - $111,500 - $133,800 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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