Roles & Responsibilities
This position provides an opportunity to lead the design and prototyping of state-of-the-art embedded systems using commercial and custom platforms. Key responsibilities include:
Architect, implement, test, document, and debug embedded software systems (primarily C/C++)
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to define requirements and set technical direction for software development efforts
Establish and reinforce best practices for software design, implementation, integration, and verification
Integrate and troubleshoot hardware/software interfaces across embedded platforms and RF/SDR-connected systems
Mentor and develop junior engineers through technical guidance and reviews
Basic Qualifications
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
Degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Architecture, or related field
Senior-level proficiency in high-performance programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Rust), as well as other high-level languages (e.g., Python) and strong understanding of embedded systems, hardware interfacing
Experience with implementation best practices, modern design methods and software development flows including git
Demonstrated experience as individual contributor on high-performing multidisciplinary teams, with proven ability to implement components of embedded systems
Understanding and experience with low-level processor architectures, operating system design, and hardware interfacing
Experience with at least one of the following: real-time operating systems, POSIX interfaces, Linux/BSD user and kernel environments
Willingness to mentor and develop junior engineers
Minimum 80% on-site work required at MITRE or government locations
Ability to obtain and maintain a top 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
Preferred Qualifications
Active secret (or higher) security clearance
Experience with Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), RF communications, radar/sensor systems or signal processing concepts
Experience with SoC FPGAs, RFSoCs, or Direct-RF devices.
Demonstrated mentorship or team leadership experience.
In-depth experience with software systems, systems architecture, and system-of-systems architecture
Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Architecture, or related field
Excellent interpersonal skills, judgment, discretion, and tact
Demonstrated technical leadership shaping large projects and aligning operational needs, engineering reality, and programmatic execution
- 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
$126,800 - $158,500 - $190,200 Annual
Work Location Type
Onsite
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