Satellite Communications Systems Engineer — R&D

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

MIT-funded pension

Matching 401K

Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental,;

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is recruiting for a Satellite Communications-Technical Staff role in Lexington, MA. The selected candidate will design, analyze, implement, and demonstrate novel communications waveforms and signal processing algorithms within a collaborative team environment.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or an MS with 3+ years of relevant experience, with strong knowledge in wireless communications theory, information theory, and DSP.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or MS with 3+ years relevant experience.
• Strong background in wireless communications theory, information theory, DSP, estimation and detection, optimization.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, C/C++ or equivalent tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, implement, and demonstrate novel communications waveforms and signal processing algorithms.
• Develop resource allocation schemes and SATCOM system architectures.
• Collaborate with teams across communications theory, networking, hardware, and SDR.
• Contribute to DoD policy, requirements, and systems engineering.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Wireless communications

Signal processing

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

MS with 3+ years of relevant experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is recruiting for a Satellite Communications-Technical Staff role in Lexington, MA. The selected candidate will design, analyze, implement, and demonstrate novel communications waveforms and signal processing algorithms within a collaborative team environment.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or an MS with 3+ years of relevant experience, with strong knowledge in wireless communications theory, information theory, and DSP.