PAE Fires CUAS International Programs Engineer

The MITRE Corporation•New Bedford, MA

38d•Onsite

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 Army Soldier and Weapon Systems Department (N214) mission is to provide world class engineering workforce for combat, testing, and training capabilities to provide the U.S. Army an asymmetric advantage. Key sponsors of the Department work program include CPE Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (Orlando, FL), CPE Soldier (Fort Belvoir, VA), DEVCOM Soldier System Center (Natick, MA), Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team (Fort Leavenworth, KS), PAE Fires and CPE Aviation (Huntsville, AL), CPE Ground and the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (Ann Arbor, MI), Army Test and Evaluation Command (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD) and CPE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (Edgewood, MD). The work programs leverage a diverse set of technical disciplines from within the Department and across the corporation to maximize our impact in solving some of the Army’s toughest modernization challenges in the areas of systems engineering, agile software development, test and evaluation, digital engineering, autonomous systems, and training. Job Description: The Army Soldier and Weapons Systems Department is seeking a technical oriented, systems engineering leader to serve in the PAE Fires office from Bedford, MA. Successful candidates will work closely with senior government civilian and military leaders to define and execute MITRE’s work. The candidate must be willing to support meetings and engage with government stakeholders at least four days a week. Regular sponsor interaction will be required, and the candidate will be expected to travel to Redstone Arsenal, AL, Washington, D.C. and OCONUS to support FMS cases. This position is located in Bedford, MA and open to qualified Lead step and above applicants.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or 3 years and a PhD; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
Proven experience in developing, testing, and acquiring data-driven solutions that meet military operational needs while working to understand specific areas for advanced research with Intelligence and Military communities.
Experience in advising US Military Product Owners on the acquisition and deployment of new Electronic Warfare (EW)/PNT capabilities to US and foreign military services.
Experience leading engineering and automation teams for the integration of satellite-derived position, navigation, timing and Targeting (PNTT) data.
Ability to perform technical analysis of existing, proposed, and in-development EW/PNT technologies while concurrently supporting the design for exportability.
Ability to lead PNT data analysis and provide technical pathways to increase defense exportability features of selected industry PNT capabilities.
Experience with shaping Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases for US Allied Forces to provide command, control, and communication modernization of air and missile operations.
Proven experience engaging sponsors with successful impacts and outcomes, and establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships
Established track record in leading the delivery of data-driven technical products with the military warfighting domain, resulting in positive mission impact.
Demonstrated ability to take risks and lead work with partial insights, and operate effectively autonomously
Demonstrates collaboration and communication skills to support individual, team, and customer-related interaction.
Critical thinking, analytic, and problem-solving skills – comfortable working in dynamic settings where task objectives may evolve or need to be shaped, or creative solutions to task impediments must be identified.
Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills, with the ability to author technical reports, present briefings, and persuasively speak to audiences of all backgrounds, including executives or senior customers.
Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment, establish and leverage a diverse professional network, and integrate contributions from a variety of resources (people, tools, organizations).
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology, Mathematics, natural/applied sciences, cyber security, or data sciences.
Current/Active TS/SCI Clearance.
Prior experience developing or assessing Army systems or operations, reflected by:
Working knowledge of Army organizations, missions, roles/responsibilities, and relationships.
Extensive experience working on FMS cases and navigating the acquisition approach.
Extensive experience with PNT capabilities and exportability features
At least 8 years of experience working across Army organizations with an expert-level understanding on Army Acquisition and Engineering

Responsibilities

Apply MITRE's vast research and domain expertise in Position, Navigation, and timing (PNT), and Electronic Warfare (EW) to enable PM Counter-Unmanned Aerial System's (CUAS) strategic vision and further partnership with Foreign partners.
Assist the PM CUAS International Programs Office to:
Develop, test, and acquire data-driven solutions that meet military operational needs
Lead PNT data analysis and provide technical pathways to increase defense exportability features of selected industry PNT capabilities
Collaborate with Foreign partners on Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Lead engineering and automation teams for the integration of satellite-derived position, navigation, timing and Targeting (PNTT) data
Advise US Military Product Owners on the acquisition and deployment of new Electronic Warfare (EW)/PNT capabilities to US and foreign military services
Deliver strategy and recommendations to deliver optimal US and FMS capabilities through the application of system engineering principles and best practices
Recognize technical challenges and lead engineering activities to deliver appropriate solutions
Collaborate within MITRE to leverage ongoing PNT research and lab capabilities
Identify and articulate program risks and associated opportunities
Establish goals and communicate clear expectations and guidance that contribute to highest priority sponsor outcomes
Establish strong relationships within the sponsor organization.
Define opportunities to collaborate with organizations outside of the sponsor to create a greater mission outcome.