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The MITRE Corporation Software and Networking Engineer in Bedford, Massachusetts
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Department Summary:
The Resilient Communications Department (N152) is seeking talented software and networking engineers with an interest in communications to join our diverse team of engineers working on DoD communications challenges for both the US military and its international partners across all domains (underwater, surface/ground, air, and space).
The Resilient Communications Department focuses on creating and fielding adaptive communications and networking infrastructures to successfully execute different missions in contested environments. DoD communications needs pose unique challenges to operate globally in dynamic or denied environments including the effects of electronic warfare.
The department’s work areas include RF communications, networking, modeling and simulation, system integrations, systems engineering, and software programming.
Job Responsibilities:
Ability to work on a collaborative team.
Selecting, configuring and testing network hardware including computers, firewalls, routers, switches and wireless devices.
Performing trade studies, modeling, emulating and testing network equipment and network topologies. Parameters of interest can include capacity, loss, latency and jitter.
Leveraging and building upon existing network modeling and test capabilities to analyze networks.
Deploying and debugging networks at field experiments.
Experience using wireless network models and network control services for a variety of protocols and devices
Basic Qualifications:
Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, or similar field with less than 1 year of related experience, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or Top Secret security clearance
Eagerness to learn new skills and technologies
Experienced with software development in teams using version control. Experience in a programming language like C/C++, Java, or Python, or other object-oriented software programming language.
Understanding of networks, especially layers 1-4 and 7 of the OSI model.
Working knowledge of protocols including
Ethernet
IP (Addressing, Subnets, Routing tables, Public/private/other IP ranges, CIDR), Unicast, Multicast, Broadcast, Static IP/DHCP
TCP/UDP
HTTP
SSH
Introductory experience with command line linux
Introductory experience configuring / debugging networking from the command line and using tools like ping, traceroute and nslookup/dig.
Exposure to computer emulation, virtualization or containerization.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiar with network performance testing (including iperf or mgen) and one or more network modeling and simulation tools (EXata, QualNet, EMANE, CORE, NS3, OMNet++, etc.)
Hands-on experience configuring and debugging medium-scale networks (10s-100s devices, multiple switches, Wi-Fi APs, bridges etc)
Understanding details of protocols including
Ethernet/Wi-FI
MTU
Switching vs Hubs / Broadcast Domains
Medium Access Protocols
FDMA/TDMA/CDMA
CSMA, CSMA/CA, CSMA/CD
Security (802.1x, WPA)
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
VLAN
Routing
NAT and Port Forwarding
DNS
OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP
Firewall Configuration
IPv6
IPSec
Familiar with / aware of common network-based applications/protocols including SSL/TLS, NTP, RTP/RTSP, SIP, SNMP, LLDP, DLEP
Familiar with VPN and Client/Server vs Site-to-Site topologies
Exposure to with Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4
Exposure to software defined networking (SDN), next generation firewalls and other current and upcoming concepts.
Exposure to mobile ad hoc network concepts and protocols (OLSR, OSPF-MDR, AODV, DSR)
Familiar with Quality of Service (QoS) concepts, Traffic Scheduling (WFQ) and Traffic Shaping
Experience writing network applications (sockets, datagrams, data serialization/encoding, endianness, multithreading, asynchronous I/O)
Familiar with language-independent data messaging standards such as XML, JSON and Protobuf
Experienced with software design paradigms such as Publish/Subscribe, Request/Reply
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
Secret
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
None
Work Location Type:
Onsite
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