Associate Embedded Software Engineer
MITRE
Summary
MITRE's Electronic System Development and Embedded Security department seeks entry-level candidates to implement embedded software on SoC or other embedded platforms, designing and prototyping advanced sensor, communication, and navigation systems on real-time embedded platforms for government sponsors.
Job description
Roles & Responsibilities
- 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 real-time communication and sensor systems leveraging processors, FPGA & SoC technology and SDR platforms
- Develop advanced architectures for high throughput signal processing
- Build low size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C), highly integrated custom platforms
Basic Qualifications
- Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in C and/or C++ programming languages
- Familiarity with good software development practices, including 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
- Must meet requirements to support project work onsite in labs and classified facilities on the Bedford Campus
- Must have an active Secret U.S. Government issued Security Clearance
- Must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance
- Minimum of 4 days a week on-site at the Bedford, MA facility
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar field
- Familiarity with object-oriented programming principles and working knowledge of one or more higher-level languages such as Python, MATLAB, or Perl
- Exposure to modern reconfigurable SoC platforms (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
Requirements
- Less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in C and/or C++ programming languages
- Familiarity with good software development practices, including 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
- Must have an active Secret U.S. Government issued Security Clearance
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Minimum of 4 days a week on-site at the Bedford, MA facility
- M.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar field (preferred)
- Familiarity with object-oriented programming principles and higher-level languages such as Python, MATLAB, or Perl (preferred)
- Exposure to modern reconfigurable SoC platforms (preferred)
- Familiarity with common software development tools such as Git, Make, CMake (preferred)
- Understanding of development best practices including code reviews, regression testing, and user documentation (preferred)
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems, POSIX, embedded Linux (preferred)
- Experience with low-level hardware/software system debugging (preferred)
- Solid foundation of basic digital signal processing (DSP) concepts (preferred)
- Familiarity with networking protocols (wired and wireless) (preferred)
- Basic knowledge of one or more hardware description languages such as VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive Benefits
- Career Development
- Continuing Education Programs
Company overview
MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation that operates federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for various U.S. government agencies. Founded in 1958, MITRE serves as a critical bridge between government requirements and technological innovation, providing objective analysis and solutions to complex national security and public interest challenges. The organization's work spans multiple domains including cybersecurity, aviation, healthcare, defense systems, and critical infrastructure protection. MITRE operates two primary FFRDCs: one for the Department of Defense and another for the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Homeland Security. The corporation is renowned for developing technical standards and frameworks, most notably the MITRE ATT&CK framework for cybersecurity threat modeling. With a workforce of engineers, scientists, and technical specialists, MITRE focuses on solving problems of national importance through applied research, systems engineering, and advanced technology development, maintaining strict objectivity by not manufacturing products or competing with private industry.