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　　MITRE’s National Security Accelerator Program ( https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/national-security-accelerator-program (http://sites.mitre.org/national-security-accelerator-program/) ) is seeking highly motivated, early career candidates passionate about solving problems for a safer world. Currently hiring in the following locations: McLean, VA; Bedford, MA; Huntsville, AL; Tampa, FL; San Antonio, TX, San Diego, CA

　　This program will provide unique work opportunities, onboarding, and mentoring to build your skills as a future leader. You will accelerate your career while preparing for impactful, rewarding work at MITRE. Successful candidates will gain exposure and experience in topics of common interest to the entire national security community. Our goal is to prepare you to thrive in a technically rooted, mission-focused career at MITRE – one where the unique background, skill set, and experience you bring inspires creative and innovative solutions.

　　You will interact with a diverse group of program peers, MITRE national security leaders, and staff solving real-world problems. Over the course of this structured six-month program, you will hone your skills and develop strong professional networks in the national security sector and across our Innovation Centers, helping solve critical national challenges. Before transitioning to MITRE’s permanent national security or technical staff, you will benefit from the following program pillars:

　　An intensive, experiential onboarding program

　　Focused mentoring with MITRE national security leaders and experts in your field

　　An in-depth rotational work program

　　Job Responsibilities:

　　Working alongside MITRE mission specialists and engineers, you will be supporting national security sponsors while helping to design, develop, and implement solutions and technologies to address the electrical engineering challenges of our government sponsors. You will learn about MITRE sponsor missions and apply your technical knowledge and skills to problem-solving and innovation. At the culmination of the Accelerator Program , you will become part of MITRE’s National Security team focused on sponsor missions with a strong technical background enabling you to be a future leader in the company.

　　From wireless communications to satellite navigation, you will learn to apply electrical engineering expertise, innovative concepts, and technology solutions to address every facet of our sponsor’s electrical engineering challenges to include:

　　Antennas/Electromagnetics/Nuclear Effects

　　ASIC Design

　　Communications Network Engineering

　　Computational Imaging

　　Electrical Engineering

　　Electronic Warfare

　　Electronics Engineering

　　Embedded Security

　　Embedded Software Engineering

　　Energy Systems

　　FPGA Engineering

　　Photonics

　　Position Navigation and Timing

　　Reliability

　　RF Systems Engineering

　　Sensors

　　Signal Processing

　　What are some examples of the projects that I might work on?

　　Software defined radios to implement wireless communication protocols and perform signal analysis using statistics and machine learning

　　Design and verification of real-time signal processing modules for a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) implementation of next generation military GPS receivers

　　Evaluating impacts of spectrum co-use between government assets and commercial LTE signals

　　Error correction coding techniques for physically unclonable functions (PUFs) in the presence of attackers with physical access

　　C++ code to interact with custom hardware peripherals and provide status and control interfaces to higher-level software on a complex prototype

　　Simulation tools to predict the navigation performance of satellites or other space vehicles

　　What does an ideal MITRE Accelerator Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering candidate look like?

　　Hands-on experience gained from previous work experience or relevant intern/co-op work

　　Interest and breadth in several sub-disciplines within EE/ECE, including information and coding theory, digital signal processing, wireless communications, computer architecture, embedded software, embedded security, cryptography, analog design, RF/EM, sensors and antennas, photonics, power systems, and software architecture and design

　　Evidence of being a life-long learner, with a passion for the field

　　High-level desire to help our nation solve critical challenges

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related field and 2 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree (Masters or PhD) with relevant experience who can immediately contribute ​

　　A bility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance

　　Experience with RF equipment

　　Knowledge of one or more of the following: basic RF circuit design and troubleshooting, software defined radios, digital signal processing, electromagnetic propagation, or types of RF and Microwave antennas

　　Demonstrated ability and desire to quickly learn and apply new technologies

　　Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues

　　Strong written and verbal communication skills

　　Preferred Qualifications :

　　Active Top Secret/SCI with polygraph clearance

　　BS and 5 years of related experience; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step

　　Experience working projects related to national security for one or more government agencies

　　Interdisciplinary background, with evidence of continual learning

　　Electrical Engineering: DSP, wireless communications, sensor fusion, machine vision

　　Knowledge of RF theory and concepts

　　Experience with modeling/simulation design in MATLAB or a similar tool

　　Advanced coursework or job experience with digital signal processing

　　Experience with GNU Radio

　　Experience with Python, C, C++, C# or CUDA

　　Knowledge of machine learning

　　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:

　　$88,500 - $110,500 - $132,500 Annual

　　Work Location Type:

　　Hybrid

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