Engineer Or Physicist In Positioning, Navigation And Timing
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Job Description
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.
Department Summary:
MITRE is at the leading edge in solving problems in wireless communications, signal processing, and PNT [position, navigation, and timing]. PNT systems, such as GPS, atomic clocks, and inertial guidance, provide vital services to humanity in a wide array of fields, including emergency services, power grids, trade, and more. This entry-level position for an engineer or physicist with a desire to learn at a world respected PNT leader can be the first step on your PNT journey. Come join us at MITRE, a not-for-profit company dedicated to solving problems for a safer world.
Typical projects include:
- Performing detailed modeling and simulation of communications and sensor systems
- Developing techniques to detect, locate, and identify signals
- Prototyping waveforms or algorithms in software defined radios and other systems
- Testing and evaluating leading edge hardware in PNT, both in the lab and in the field
- This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Testing of PNT technologies and data analysis of experimental results.
- Modeling, simulation, and analysis of PNT technologies.
- Play a key technical role on one or more projects within MITRE's existing PNT work program.
Basic Qualifications:
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
- Requires a Bachelor's degree
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, C++, or other modeling and data analysis software tools.
- Strong technical background with experience in technologies related to PNT.
- This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
- Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret or higher clearance.
- Masters degree in a related field
- Willingness to learn new tools to work on emerging concepts and technologies.
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:
$103,600 - $129,500 - $155,400 Annual
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
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