Naval Aviation Mission Engineer

MITRE Corporation • Lexington Park, MD

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. The Fleet Modernization Department drives maritime superiority across all warfare domains, modernizing Fleet capabilities within the Air, Surface, Undersea and Cyber domains, and enables Fleet lethality in a dynamic, complex, and contested maritime environment. Primary facilities are in Mclean, Virginia and Lexington Park, Maryland Roles & Responsibilities: The successful applicant will be responsible for Mission Engineering development and delivery to the United States Navy Future Vertical Lift and MH-60 Service Life Modernization programs. They will interface with senior and working level Navy and civilian personnel for product development, delivery, and discussion. Primary responsibilities will be development of mission engineering products while applying systems engineering principles.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in science or engineering; or 6 years and Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Mission engineering with SysML and Unified Architecture Framework experience using Cameo Systems Modeler / MSOSA
• Ability to support working and senior level face to face interactions with customer at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and MITRE Lexington Park
• Understanding of naval aviation test procedures and requirements
• Understanding of naval aviation rotary wing aircraft, weapons, sensors
• Understanding of naval aviation unique environments such as the at sea environment (salt, fog) and the shipboard electromagnetic environment.
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret 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 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Nice To Haves

• Degrees and/or experience in aerospace and/or systems engineering
• Test pilot school
• Strong understanding of naval aviation processes such as safety of flight (flight clearances) and unique test environment such as dynamic interface testing for shipboard landings

Responsibilities

• Mission Engineering development and delivery to the United States Navy Future Vertical Lift and MH-60 Service Life Modernization programs.
• Interface with senior and working level Navy and civilian personnel for product development, delivery, and discussion.
• Development of mission engineering products while applying systems engineering principles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees