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Senior SATCOM Engineer

The Mitre Corporation · Posted Aug 28, 2026

McLean, Virginia, United States
Full-time · Senior
$118K–$177K per year
5+ years

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To perform SATCOM communications network engineering tasks including research, design, analysis, testing, experimentation, modeling & simulation of networks to solve complex national problems.

Compensation

$118,000 - $147,500 - $177,000 Annual

Responsibilities

Support building & maintaining lab-based testbeds and conducting proof-of-concept experiments
Conduct field trials
Model performance and behavior of networks in tactical environments
Work with cyber and infrastructure automation technologies
Research emerging technologies

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
PhD
Nice to have: satellite communications systems (including pLEO and MEO/GEO)
Nice to have: cyber security solutions

Skills

TCP/IP networking fundamentals OSI stack wireless networking modern network security proliferated LEO (pLEO) satellite communications

Senior SATCOM Engineer

Senior SATCOM Engineer

Compensation

Responsibilities

Requirements

Skills

Benefits

Senior SATCOM Engineer

Compensation

Responsibilities

Requirements

Skills

Benefits