AEHF Communications Engineer Jobs

AEHF Communications Systems EngineerWhy 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 for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.We are seeking an AEHF Communications Systems Engineer with knowledge of Military Satellite Communications, especially familiarity with EHF and AEHF SATCOM and associated Satellite Communications terminals (MILSTAR, FAB-T, FET, SMART-T, GASNT, MMPU, NMT, VPS, SCAMP) to lead the specification development, integration, and test strategies of next generation AEHF Military Satellite Communications systems. This is an opportunity for a Communications Systems Engineer who is highly motivated, innovative and proactive. This position provides challenging opportunities to apply and expand one's hands on skills, systems engineering and trade space analysis skills.Responsibilities include:Lead systems engineering analysis for requirement trades, design and integration trades, end-to-end performance analysis, and identifying risk mitigation approachesLead and identify major uncertainties associated with systems architectures, defining risks and opportunities associated with the uncertainties.Communicate work program uncertainties, risks and opportunities with department/division leadership and SponsorsLead the development, decomposition, and review of system requirementsLead requirements management, interface management and architecture change management processesTranslate analysis results into actionable recommendations for the US Government agenciesTasks may include leading working groups or studies covering multiple engineering domains while interfacing and collaborating across multiple stakeholders to create timely and actionable recommendations.Qualifications:Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.Active Secret Clearence with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI clearance.U.S. Citizenship requiredLead technical quality efforts and development of technical quality standards within Nuclear Enterprise with technical focus in the Nuclear Enterprise mission area especially in digital communications for AEHF satellite comms, HF, VLF systemsProficient at communicating complex technical material in presentations and in writingExperience leading, planning, executing, and presenting complex trade studies.Experience in systems engineering with expertise across the development lifecycle from concept development, through requirements definition, system development and integration, and verification.Experience working with multiple engineering disciplines to provide solutions to complex problems that require unified software, hardware, mechanical and reliability approaches while balancing cost and schedule constraints.Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines.This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.Familiarity with ESS SATCOMExperience with leading capabilities trade analysis, mission analysis, information assurance, systems integration, and understanding of the relationships between operational, technical, and system's architecture for AEHF SATCOMFamiliarity with evaluation of RF communicationsPossess a current/active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance are preferredExperience with multi-disciplinary modeling and simulation (physics-level, engineering-level and/or operational-level). Documented success applying modern systems engineering methods including MBSEExperience with leading system integration and testing (HW/SW) of COTS components for prototypingFamiliarity with Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) and the nuclear environment.Secret Top Secret/SCI $173,200 - $216,500 - $259,800 Annual Onsite