Associate Embedded Software Engineer

About the Role

MITRE's Electronic System Development and Embedded Security department is seeking entry-level candidates with experience implementing embedded software on SoC or other embedded platforms. This role focuses on rapid prototyping of advanced sensor, communication, and navigation systems on real-time embedded platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement technical solutions for a wide range of challenges faced by government sponsors.
• Design and prototype state-of-the-art embedded systems using commercial and custom platforms.
• Work on cross-disciplinary teams on projects of national importance.
• Develop solutions involving real-time communication and sensor systems leveraging state-of-the-art processors, FPGA & SoC technology, and cutting-edge SDR platforms.
• Design advanced architectures for high throughput signal processing.
• Develop low size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), highly integrated custom platforms.
• Conduct hands-on research and develop tangible solutions in world-class labs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• C and/or C++ programming languages.
• Familiarity with good software development practices: design, implementation, testing, documentation, and debugging.
• Understanding of embedded systems and hardware/software interaction.
• Basic knowledge of low-level processor architectures, operating system concepts, and hardware interfacing.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++ programming languages.
• Active Secret U.S. Government issued Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizen (required for security clearance).
• Minimum of 4 days a week on-site at the Bedford, MA facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with modern reconfigurable SoC platforms (e.g., AMD Xilinx MPSoC, RFSoC, Versal, or Intel Agilex SoC).
• Familiarity with common software development tools (e.g., Git, Make, CMake).
• Understanding of development best practices, including code reviews, regression testing, and user documentation.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems, POSIX, embedded Linux (user- and kernel-space development).
• Experience with low-level hardware/software system debugging.
• Solid foundation of basic digital signal processing (DSP) concepts and experience implementing real-time algorithms for communication, radar, or navigation systems.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (wired and wireless).
• Basic knowledge of one or more hardware description languages (HDLs) such as VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog.
• M.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar field (preferred).
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming principles and working knowledge of one or more higher-level languages such as Python, MATLAB, or Perl (preferred).

Clearance Requirements

• Secret (minimum)
• Must obtain or have Secret clearance within one year of hire.

Compensation

• Salary compensation range: $89,200 - $111,500 - $133,800 Annual.

Work Location Type

• Onsite (Bedford, MA facility).