Principal Wireless Signal Processing Engineer - RF Leader

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in McLean, VA, seeks a Principal Wireless Signal Processing Engineer to provide technical leadership in advanced wireless communications and sensing for U.S. Government sponsors.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, shape approaches, mentor staff, and translate mission needs into solutions using RF systems, DSP, and AI for RF.

The role requires deep expertise, on-site presence 3 days a week, and eligibility for U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; or 8 years with a Master’s; or PhD with 5 years’ experience.
• Demonstrated depth in wireless communications, digital signal processing, RF systems, or related field.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, C++, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead conception, analysis, development, and evaluation of advanced wireless technologies for challenging environments.
• Model and simulate wireless systems, including RF propagation, PHY processing, and interference/mobility.
• Develop and evaluate algorithms for detection, estimation, synchronization, channel estimation, and beamforming.
• Prototype algorithms and systems using SDRs and GPU-accelerated computing.
• Provide technical leadership across projects and with sponsors.

Skills

Wireless communications

Digital signal processing

RF systems

Statistical signal processing

Array signal processing

MIMO

Beamforming

5G NR / LTE / Wi-Fi

MATLAB

Python / C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in a related field

PhD with 5+ years experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

MITRE in McLean, VA, seeks a Principal Wireless Signal Processing Engineer to provide technical leadership in advanced wireless communications and sensing for U.S. Government sponsors.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, shape approaches, mentor staff, and translate mission needs into solutions using RF systems, DSP, and AI for RF.

The role requires deep expertise, on-site presence 3 days a week, and eligibility for U.S. security clearance.