MITRE
From MITRE's careers page
Status: listed on the employer's own careers page when we last checked (daily). Confirm on their site before applying.
At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future.
MITRE’s Sensors, Electromagnetics and EW Department—within MITRE Labs’ Electronic Systems and Technologies Innovation Center is a broad and experienced team focused on designing, prototyping, evaluating, testing and fielding disruptive solutions in the following technology areas:
Antennas and electromagnetics
Sensors (Radar, EO, IR, Hyperspectral, LiDAR)
HF sensing and communications
Signal Processing and Algorithm Development
Satellite communications
Electronic Warfare (EW) for radar
We are looking to grow our team and are seeking highly talented and motivated candidates with strong technical skills in these areas.
Foster and develop innovative, transformational solutions to sensing related challenges and capability gaps for both fielded and developmental systems
Develop and utilize code (MATLAB, Python) for sensor design development, test and evaluation, performance modeling at the system and sub-system level
Participate in data collections, conduct experiments and perform data analyses
Evaluate technologies, identify risks, and develop alternate solutions
Design and prototype sensor algorithms and sensor signal processing solutions,
Develop and evaluate sensor requirements for both fielded and developmental systems
Participate in MITRE Labs’ presence in peer-reviewed publications, patent submissions, and external conferences/workshops
Support/lead work shaping and proposal development efforts to expand our work program into new areas
Engage in personal career and technical growth as well as quickly developing skills to support the growth of others through mentoring, training, and collaboration
Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or a Master’s or a PhD with related education and work experience
Ability to obtain a DoD SECRET Security Clearance.
Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance
Strong technical skills related to sensor technologies and methods
Demonstrated ability to effectively use programming environments such as MATLAB or Python to develop engineering models and analyze sensor data.
Experience with signal processing and/or algorithm development
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts simply and concisely, making needed connections, and bridging across domains as appropriate
Proven experience fostering collaboration
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly in technical terms with both engineering staff and project leadership
Strong writing and briefing skills
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site or more depending on mission objectives.
MS or PhD in electrical engineering, math, or physics
Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance
Experience with antenna array design and analysis
$103,600 - $129,500 - $155,400 Annual
Onsite
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.
MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org for general support and collegerecruiting@mitre.org for intern positions. This service is for individuals requiring reasonable accommodation requests. Please note that vendor solicitations will not receive a reply.
Copyright © 1997-2026, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.
Scores your resume against this job the way resume scanners do: the job's hard and soft skills, searchability, recruiter tips and formatting.
Create a free account to see your score. Your resume stays in this browser until then, and we never store it.
Already a member? Sign in