Senior Applied Mathematician to Support Communications, Navigation, and Timing Engineering

Bedford

Saturday, 09 May 2026

MITRE’s Communications, SIGINT, and PNT department is looking for talented mathematicians and applied mathematicians who are interested in joining our team and leveraging their strong mathematics background to help solve important problems in electrical engineering. In this position, you will apply your technical expertise towards furthering the public good by developing, applying, and evaluating state-of-the art navigation and communication technologies, such as:State of the art signal processing algorithms for navigation and communication systems (radio navigation, wireless communications, vision navigation, etc.)Next generation signals for communications, satellite, and radio navigation. Techniques for detecting, locating, and identifying signals. Basic Qualifications:Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. Experience with MATLAB, Python, C , or other modeling and data analysis software tools. Desire to apply a strong math background to real-world applications and to develop skills in communications, navigation, and timing. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U. S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance. This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site. Preferred Qualifications:PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, or a related discipline. Experience with applying theory to real world applications. Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills. The ability to build collaborative and mutually beneficial working relationships with people of different backgrounds. This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):None. This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):Secret. Salary compensation range and midpoint:$126,800 - $158,500 - $190,200 Annual. Work Location Type:Hybrid. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Commitment to Non-Discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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