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This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.Department Summary:\nAs an operator of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), MITRE staff are tasked with applying their skills to impact programmatic and technical decisions of highest importance to the nation. The Advanced Wireless & SATCOM Department which is part of the MITRE Technology and Engineering Infrastructure, Networking, and Communications Division, has as its mission to provide premier communications network engineering services for our customers at all classification levels. Our engineers have expertise in research, design, analysis, modeling and simulation, lab experimentation, field testing, and implementation of networks across a diverse set of networked communication environments including virtual, wired, and wireless. We are adept at combining networking research and innovation with practical hands-on experience to provide risk reduction and deployable solutions for our customers.\nWe seek to expand our department with staff capable of performing SATCOM communications network engineering tasks. They should have a fundamental understanding of and interest in networking protocols and principles, as well as the desire to learn more and focus in this area.\nRoles & Responsibilities:\nSpecific duties will vary by project but will generally include a combination of research, design, analysis, testing, experimentation, modeling & simulation, and emulation of communications networks to solve our nation’s most complex problems. Those activities will include one or more of following:\nSupport building & maintaining lab-based testbeds and conducting proof-of-concept experiments\nConduct field trials\nModel performance and behavior of networks in tactical environments\nWork with cyber and infrastructure automation technologies\nResearch emerging technologies\nAssist MITRE staff in analyzing, modernizing, and advancing sponsor work programs\nIf a specific project requires skills or knowledge of technologies with which you are unfamiliar, your responsibilities will also include reaching back to fellow network research engineers across the MITRE corporation to bring their expertise to bear.\nBasic Qualifications:\nTypically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. \nStrong foundational knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals and OSI stack, including wireless networking and modern network security\nExpertise in one or more emerging edge networking technologies including but not limited to proliferated LEO (pLEO) satellite communications, mesh networking, edge computing platforms, network encryption, etc.\nExpertise in tactical network architecture, including direct understanding of operational deployment processes and challenges; including familiarity with DoW tactical networks\nPossess excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills\nWork well in a collaborative team environment with inter-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams\nWillingness to expand into and master network protocol, technology and skill areas listed above with which the candidate may not yet have experience\nMust have an active Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.\nThis position requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nStrong interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively lead collaboration efforts across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines\nExpertise in all or most of the following technology areas: satellite communications systems (including pLEO and MEO/GEO), mesh networking, edge computing platforms, cyber security solutions, network resiliency, and software-defined networking (SDN)\nExperience with systems engineering processes for networking systems, e.g. requirements development/review, V&V, etc.\nMust be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S Government issued Security Clearance. 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