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The MITRE Corporation Senior Engineer or Physicist in Positioning, Navigation and Timing in Bedford, Massachusetts

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, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. 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. If you are an engineer or physicist with a desire to learn at a world respected PNT leader, 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

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.

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field.

  • A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret or higher clearance.

  • 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:

$120,000 - $150,000 - $180,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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