Lead Operations & Mission Systems Engineer

The Mitre Corporation•Honolulu, HI

5d•$146,400 - $219,600•Onsite

About The Position

MITRE is seeking a mission engineer to provide operational insight, guidance, and direction for Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) current and future mission needs. The role applies military doctrine, operational experience, and systems engineering knowledge to PACAF problem spaces, future concepts, experimentation, and analysis. It calls for a strong understanding of Department of War joint and air-domain operations, including battle management command and control (BMC2), the Air Tasking Cycle, and tactical and operational command-and-control processes. The engineer will contribute thought leadership on joint all-domain operations in contested environments, taking into account factors such as kinetic and non-kinetic fires, airspace integration, data standards, and systems interoperability. The position develops detailed, realistic mission threads and scenarios to underpin simulation-based engineering analysis, digital engineering, and effects-chain analysis. The work spans complex multi-domain effects webs and system-specific mission threads, supporting data-driven analysis of missions for the USAF, DoD, the intelligence community, and Unified Action partners. The engineer collaborates with engineers, military personnel, and mission-domain experts to develop credible scenarios and mission products, assess mission effectiveness and scenario data, and identify gaps and opportunities in future warfighting environments. The role requires broad military operations experience and deep knowledge in at least one domain such as targeting, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, space, cyber, or special operations. The engineer will apply knowledge of related technologies, systems of record, and information-exchange requirements to help develop both realistic current-state scenarios and credible approaches to next-generation doctrinal concepts. The position requires at least three days per week on-site. It is eligible for MITRE’s Hawaii Rotational Program, a three-year program that includes an annual incentive payment for eligible employees who relocate to Hawaii and charge at least 75% of their time to designated projects at the MITRE Hawaii site.

Requirements

Typically, at least 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a master’s degree; or a Ph.D. with 3 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Demonstrated operational military experience or equivalent.
Systems engineering experience or equivalent sufficient to interface effectively with advanced-technology engineering teams.
Ability to establish trust, influence, and consensus across colleagues and leaders, and comfort interfacing with senior military and government leaders.
Strong knowledge of current and future C2, ISR, space, cyber, and/or special operations doctrine and operations.
Strong persuasive and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
Ability to collaborate and integrate across diverse teams to achieve shared outcomes.
Active Secret U.S. Government-issued security clearance; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government-issued security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility.
Ability to work on-site at least 3 days per week.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, networking, or a similar field.
Active TS/SCI clearance eligibility.
Experience across multiple military domains (air, land, maritime, space, cyber) at operational and tactical levels.
Experience working with multinational or coalition partners and coalition-systems interoperability.
Experience with and familiarity with the OSW (OSD) R&E Mission Engineering Guide.

Responsibilities

Provide observations, insights, and thought leadership on the convergence of domain effects in contested environments and related operational variables.
Work across MITRE USAF, DoD, and IC programs and beyond to develop mission-scenario content for a high-impact, modeling- and simulation-based analytical capability supporting critical analyses of alternatives (AoAs) and mission-gap assessments.
Advise engineering and experimentation leaders on emerging doctrinal concepts and their effects on scenarios, mission threads, effects chains, and systems requirements to support rapid assessment and acquisition of advanced technologies, AoAs, developmental and operational testing, and training.
Develop and record business-process models of battle-rhythm events, command-post functions, and Theater Air Control System (TACS)/Theater Air Ground System (TAGS) events needed to enable theater Joint All-Domain Operations as prescribed by USPACOM.
Recommend integration with PACOM and IJFC processes and battle rhythm.
Map and baseline-analyze COMPACAF’s Service and Joint authorities (MAJCOM, COMAFFOR, TJFACC, AADC, ACA, SCA), their distinct functions, and current PACAF COMREL structures.
Analyze and provide recommendations on planned DAF PAE C3BM deliveries.
Provide expertise on the operational use and technical functions of C2, ISR, COP, and other systems; conduct quantitative and qualitative baseline analysis of opportunities and gaps in existing tactics, techniques, and procedures and those arising from emerging concepts in challenging scenario spaces.
Collaborate with engineering teams, military personnel, and experts across mission domains to develop mission-relevant products, concepts, scenarios, and threads.