Lead Systems Engineer

The Mitre Corporation•New Bedford, MA

15h•$146,400 - $219,600•Onsite

About The Position

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. MITRE Technology and Engineering’s Systems Engineering Division delivers innovative, multidisciplinary systems engineering solutions that support MITRE and its diverse sponsor base, and is a leader across government, industry, and academia in advancing next-generation systems engineering. The division’s technical expertise spans mission, enterprise, and domain engineering; systems engineering, architecting, and lifecycle integration; digital engineering, prototyping, and modernization; architecture, interfaces, and open systems; performance analysis, test, and evaluation; and AI-enabled systems engineering. MITRE is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, and integration of enterprise systems and systems-of-systems, and the analysis of missions for federal agencies.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering and enterprise architecture with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years of experience with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
Proficiency in one or more programming languages for quantitative analyses (e.g., MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, or R)
Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI clearance
Advanced degree in a relevant technical field
Demonstrated experience leading technical teams or serving as a technical lead on complex systems engineering or modernization efforts
Broad systems engineering experience across concept development, requirements, architecture, design, test, evaluation, and risk assessment
Proficiency with modern systems and digital engineering tools and methods (e.g., MBSE, SysML/UML, DOORS, Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody), including model integration and plugin development
Strong quantitative and analytical skills using programming and analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, R, AFSIM, STK, Command PE) for multi-level modeling, simulation, and operational effectiveness analyses
Proven ability to operate in complex systems-of-systems environments, objectively evaluate vendor solutions, and apply technical skills across multiple domains
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted advisor relationships and clearly convey complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

Responsibilities

Providing technical leadership in systems and mission engineering, with awareness of sponsor needs, to identify and shape areas where MITRE can have significant impact.
Driving the application of modern methods and tools — such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, Mission Engineering, Machine Learning, and Data Analytics — to assess capability needs, requirements, architectures, designs, performance constraints and gaps, proposed changes, and verification and test approaches.
Leading the evaluation and comparison of alternative architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques and exploring large tradespaces, while articulating major uncertainties and the associated risks and opportunities.
Defining metrics and standards to measure and analyze relevant system properties, such as robustness, resiliency, interoperability, quality, and maintainability.
Leading requirements management and analysis, interface management, architecture development and change management, and test and evaluation processes.
Directing system design and development, systems modernization, and architecture activities using MBSE and digital engineering approaches, and promoting reusable artifacts and reference architectures across efforts.
Translating analysis results into actionable recommendations for U.S. Government agencies, mentoring engineering staff, and shaping technical strategy with sponsors and stakeholders.