Lead Systems Engineer
About The Position
MITRE’s Systems Engineering Division delivers multidisciplinary systems engineering solutions for MITRE and its sponsors, advancing next-generation systems engineering across government, industry, and academia. Its expertise includes 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 designing, implementing, and integrating enterprise systems and systems-of-systems, and in analyzing missions for federal agencies. The position applies modern engineering methods and tools to assess capabilities, requirements, architectures, designs, performance constraints, proposed changes, verification, and testing. It also leads architecture trade studies, requirements and interface management, system design and modernization, and test and evaluation. The role translates analysis into recommendations for U.S. Government agencies, mentors engineering staff, and helps shape technical strategy with sponsors and stakeholders. The position requires working onsite at least four days per week. The hired candidate must obtain a Secret clearance within one year of hire. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government-issued security clearance.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of systems engineering and enterprise architecture experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years 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 analysis, such as MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, or R.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government-issued security clearance; the hired candidate must obtain Secret clearance within one year of hire.
- Must work onsite at least four days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Advanced degree in a relevant technical field.
- Experience leading technical teams or serving as 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, such as MBSE, SysML/UML, DOORS, Cameo/MagicDraw, and Rhapsody, including model integration and plugin development.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills using programming and analysis tools such as MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, R, AFSIM, STK, or Command PE for multi-level modeling, simulation, and operational effectiveness analyses.
- Ability to work in complex systems-of-systems environments, objectively evaluate vendor solutions, and apply technical skills across multiple domains.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build trusted-advisor relationships and clearly convey complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in systems and mission engineering, maintain awareness of sponsor needs, and identify and shape areas where MITRE can have significant impact.
- Drive the use of modern methods and tools, including 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.
- Lead evaluation and comparison of alternative architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques, explore large tradespaces, and articulate significant uncertainties, risks, and opportunities.
- Define metrics and standards to measure and analyze system properties such as robustness, resiliency, interoperability, quality, and maintainability.
- Lead requirements management and analysis, interface management, architecture development and change management, and test and evaluation processes.
- Direct system design and development, systems modernization, and architecture activities using MBSE and digital engineering approaches; promote reusable artifacts and reference architectures across efforts.
- Translate analysis results into actionable recommendations for U.S. Government agencies.
- Mentor engineering staff and shape technical strategy with sponsors and stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
