2026 Graduate - Wireless Communications and Networked Systems Engineer
Johns Hopkins APL · Laurel, MD · Electrical/Computer Engineering
About this role
Johns Hopkins APL is hiring a junior-level Network Engineer in the operations function based in Laurel, MD. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, Java, C. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Network Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- junior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Laurel, MD
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Department
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2025
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Job description
from Johns Hopkins APL careersAre you passionate about solving real-word problems?
Do you want to learn about unique special operations missions?
Do you love working collaboratively to tackle exciting and interesting problems?
If you are graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and are curious about wireless and wired communications, we'd love to have you join our multidisciplinary team!
You may be interested if you enjoyed, but not limited to the following courses: Signals and Systems, Distributed Programming, Digital Signal Processing, or any comms theory class.
We seek talented graduates who can work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver impactful capabilities for the special operations and intelligence communities. Our team of engineers and scientists fosters a collaborative work environment to solve sophisticated problems and develop end-to-end communications systems.
As a member of our team, you will learn to...
- Design communication systems that adapt to unique and dynamic operational environments.
- Orchestrate and analyze resilient networks spanning unconventional domains.
- Work with technologies that may include, wired, wireless (RF & optical) links, line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS)/Satellite communication links, IP networking, RF systems, protocols, software defined radio (SDR), 5G (and beyond) cellular.
- Have the opportunity to engage with sponsors to understand and tackle their toughest problems.