Senior AEHF Satcom Systems Engineer

MITRE; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 127,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in the United States is seeking an AEHF Communications Systems Engineer to lead specification development, integration, and test strategies for next‑gen AEHF Military Satellite Communications systems. This role emphasizes hands‑on prototyping, trade space analysis, and cross‑domain collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, experience with EHF/AEHF SATCOM, and an active Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Experience across the development lifecycle from concept to verification.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering analysis for requirement trades, design and integration trades, end-to-end performance analysis, and identifying risk mitigation approaches.
• Articulate major uncertainties associated with systems architectures, defining risks and opportunities associated with the uncertainties.
• Communicate work program uncertainties, risks and opportunities with department leadership and Sponsors.
• Support the development, decomposition, and review of system requirements.
• Support requirements management, interface management and architecture change management processes.
• Translate analysis results into actionable recommendations for the US Government agencies.
• Tasks may include leading working groups or studies covering multiple engineering domains while interfacing and collaborating across multiple stakeholders to create timely and actionable recommendations.
• Tasks may also include hands‑on prototyping, integration, and testing activities.

Skills

Military SATCOM

EHF/AEHF SATCOM

Systems engineering

Trade studies

Written & verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD (relevant)

Tools

MBSE

COTS integration

Job description

MITRE in the United States is seeking an AEHF Communications Systems Engineer to lead specification development, integration, and test strategies for next‑gen AEHF Military Satellite Communications systems. This role emphasizes hands‑on prototyping, trade space analysis, and cross‑domain collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, experience with EHF/AEHF SATCOM, and an active Security Clearance.