Senior Antenna/Electromagnetics Engineer

About the role

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:

• Sensors (Radar, EO, IR, Hyperspectral, LiDAR)
• HF sensing and communications
• Antennas and electromagnetics
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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) and commercial software for antenna design, development, test and evaluation, and performance modeling
• Participate in the collection of data and lab measurements, conduct experiments, and perform data analyses
• Evaluate technologies, identify risks, and develop alternate solutions
• 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

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 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
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Strong technical skills related to antenna technologies, antenna array design and analysis, and a working knowledge of electromagnetics
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use programming environments such as MATLAB or Python to develop engineering models
• 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
• Ability to work on site four days a week or more depending on mission objectives

This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in electrical engineering, math, or physics
• Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance
• Experience with Electronic Warfare (EW)

Pay

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $118,000 - $147,500 - $177,000 Annual

Schedule

Work Location Type: Onsite