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MITRE · 8 hours ago

Associate Sensors Engineer

Bedford, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$89K/yr - $134K/yr

1+ years exp

MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to tackling the nation's toughest challenges. They are seeking an early-career engineer to design and test innovative undersea and maritime sensing solutions, turning complex ocean data into actionable models and collaborating across disciplines for impactful R&D.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNon ProfitQuantum ComputingSaaS

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support in the development of state-of-the-art signal processing algorithms for underwater sensing and communication systems

Involvement in the design of next-generation transducer and acoustic sensors

Conduct oceanographic acoustic modeling for predicting and assessing undersea sensor system characteristics

Rapidly prototype sensors, communication platforms, and embedded, underwater systems

Work on uncrewed and remotely operated underwater vehicles

Qualification

Signal processingAlgorithm developmentSoftware developmentPythonMATLABPrototype developmentAnalytical skillsProblem solvingCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Ability to obtain and maintain at least a Secret security clearance which requires US citizenship

BS or MS Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field

Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

Proactive self-starter with strong analytical, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills

Candidates must have a strong technical background with experience in one or more of the following: acoustic, radar, and/or sonar signal processing, algorithm development, software development, detection and estimation theory, wave propagation, numerical methods, experimental data analysis, prototype development, embedded systems, software architecture, and/or communication theory

Experience using analytical software tools such as Python and MATLAB for modeling, simulation, and analysis of physical systems

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

Preferred

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance

Experience in acoustic, radar, and sonar signal processing, and prototype development

Experience with field testing of maritime devices

Ability to foster effective working relationships with internal and external parties

Experience with parallel computing or distributed systems

Company

MITRE

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The MITRE Corporation is working to solve some of the nation’s biggest challenges in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, homeland security, the judiciary and transportation.

Founded in 1958

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees