Associate Wireless Security Engineer

MITRE is a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest on national security and other critical challenges. The Associate Wireless Security Engineer will research wireless security threats and countermeasures, design prototypes, conduct hands-on system assessments, and develop software for laboratory equipment and data analysis as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What you'll do:

• Research and develop new approaches and countermeasures for emerging security threats to wireless systems
• Design and build prototypes to demonstrate advanced capabilities
• Perform hands-on functional and security assessments of wireless systems and implementations
• Develop software for interfacing with and controlling lab equipment for data collection, measurement, and analysis
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers

What they're looking for:

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field with less than 1 year of related experience
• Must be US citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a DoD Secret security clearance
• Experience with software design in languages such as Python, C/C++, or Rust for PCs and embedded systems
• Familiarity with foundational communications, networking, and/or signal processing concepts
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• MS, or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field
• Familiarity and/or experience with one or more of the following technical areas:
• Software development practices including design and code reviews, testing and regression, revision control, and user documentation
• Software-defined radio usage
• Networking and/or wireless communications protocol stack(s)
• Cryptography and security concepts such as key-agreement protocols, authentication, encryption, etc
• System security assessment: e.g., protocol reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery/assessment