Resilient Communications Intern

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.Our work focuses on creating and fielding adaptive communications and networking infrastructure to successfully execute different mission areas. Our work involves modernizing currently fielded communications systems while developing/fielding next generation communications capabilities used by the United States military and international partners. Our primary areas of concentration include RF communications, networking, modeling and simulation, systems integration, systems engineering, and software developmentJob Responsibilities:You will leverage an understanding of wireless communications, networking, digital signal processing (DSP, modeling and simulation, or other similar technical disciplinesYou will apply hands-on skills such as utilizing RF laboratory test equipment, software defined radios (SDRs), and/or software skills such as MATLAB, C++, Python, SQL, Systems Tool Kit (STK) or similar modeling toolsYou will support various projects depending on your skills, development goals, and sponsor needs to provide the United States military and international partners the tools and capabilities they need to succeedPrevious internship experiences have included tactical waveform characterization and assessments, radio interoperability studies, propagation channel modeling, and various prototyping effortsBasic Qualifications:Sustained excellence in academic performanceMust be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internshipDemonstrated interest in serving the publicPreferred Qualifications:Eager to learn new skills and technologiesYou have an interest in wireless communications, networking technologies, digital signal processing (DSP), systems engineering, or other similar technical disciplinesCourse work or experience in any of the following: wireless communications, signal processing, RF systems, satellite systems, waveforms, channel modeling, modeling and simulationThis requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):NoneThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):SecretSalary compensation range and midpoint:$46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 AnnualWork Location Type:OnsiteIt 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-DiscriminationAll 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.MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org for general support and collegerecruiting@mitre.org for intern positions. This service is for individuals requiring reasonable accommodation requests. Please note that vendor solicitations will not receive a reply.Benefits information may be found here.Copyright © 1997-2026, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.