Associate Systems Engineer
About The Position
MITRE’s Mission Engineering and System of Systems Engineering department within MITRE Technology and Engineering’s System Engineering Technical Division seeks an Associate Mission Systems Engineering professional interested in applying innovative systems engineering techniques to challenging national problems. The role supports the development and deployment of nationally important solutions using Mission Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Systems Architecture and Requirements Engineering, System-of-Systems Engineering, and Systems Thinking practices. The position applies mission and traditional systems engineering approaches to sponsor objectives, translating mission needs and constraints into system concepts and technical solutions. It contributes to system architectures, requirements, interfaces, data flows, integration dependencies, and activities supporting testing, verification, validation, deployment planning, and technical transition. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on technical deliverables, documentation, and presentations. The role requires working onsite at least three days per week. The hired candidate must obtain a Top Secret clearance within one year of hire; candidates must be U.S. citizens to be eligible for a U.S. Government security clearance.
Requirements
- Typically requires less than one year of related experience with a related bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
- Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related degree, and applicable internships or academic projects.
- Experience with system design, system architecture modeling, requirements development, interface analysis, integration planning, verification and validation, and technical documentation.
- Familiarity with mission engineering, MBSE, and traditional systems engineering approaches, including problem definition and characterization, mission and systems analysis, requirements analysis, functional decomposition, interface control, trade studies, risk analysis, technical reviews, and engineering decision support.
- Interest in complex multidisciplinary problems.
- Willingness and ability to learn new tools and concepts in a variable government-sponsor environment.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
- Must work onsite at least three days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Active security clearance.
- Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Familiarity through coursework or projects with MBSE, SysML, or tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, Rhapsody, or Sparx EA.
- Familiarity through coursework or projects with modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB, Ansys STK, AFSIM, or other modeling and simulation tools.
- Exposure to mission engineering, mission or systems analysis, system architecture, interface modeling, or diagrams describing system structure, behavior, and requirements.
- Coursework or project experience related to system integration, testing, verification and validation, or deployment planning.
- Interest in federal acquisition processes, market research, technical evaluations, and transitioning technologies into operational use.
Responsibilities
- Apply Mission Engineering, Traditional Systems Engineering (TSE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to support sponsors’ mission objectives and outcomes.
- Translate mission needs, operational constraints, and capability gaps into system concepts, designs, and technical solutions.
- Develop and refine system architectures, requirements, interfaces, data flows, and integration dependencies.
- Support integration, testing, verification, validation, deployment planning, and technical transition.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on technical deliverables, documentation, and presentations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
