Command and Control, Lead

About the role

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. The Operational Innovation and Modernization Department (N173) partners with the Mobility Air Forces and Combat Air Forces as well as MITRE’s DoD (DoW) & Services & Mission Driven Integration Center Divisions, to include the INDOPACOM Regional Operations Department, to inform warfighter requirements, modernization priorities, and new concepts. The department drives the rapid transformation of current and future USAF warfighter operations through rapid prototyping; digital engineering; mission analysis; innovative concept development, requirements development and application of enabling technologies; and operational and technical assessments through experimentation and field evaluations. With direct connections to warfighters, N173 informs technology innovation and capability analysis, as well as development and analysis of Concepts of Operation, mission threads, use cases, and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

The Command and Control Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for applying operational knowledge of C2 systems, organizations, and technologies together to improve the integration of the systems and CONOPS. The successful candidate will partner across the entirety of MITRE’s organization to achieve impactful outcomes for the sponsor and increase enterprise impact.

• Leadership – Provide strategic and technical leadership as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across MITRE, our sponsor, and key stakeholders. Develop and Implement solutions to increase MITRE’s brand and setting MITRE up as a C2 integration Leader.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Engage across MITRE’s National Security and Public Sectors to achieve outcomes that benefit our sponsors, stakeholders, and nation.
• Collaboration – Provide strategic level advice and coordination in support of the sponsor’s mission. Collaborate internally and externally to implement innovative whole of government approaches to address Contested Logistics most pressing challenges.
• Innovation – Recommend best of breed approaches to creatively address identified challenges; leverage MITRE’s Independent Research and Development (IRAD) programs to deliver additional impact to the sponsor. Work across projects, Divisions, and Centers within MITRE to identify collaboration and technology or other opportunities that are applicable to meet strategic objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in information systems engineering, ops research, sciences, business, or related field; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and experience
• Five plus years military experience
• Progressive leadership experience with military operations, aviation operations, or related enterprise operational environments
• Strong background in data-informed decision-making, operational reporting, and performance management
• Experience in organizational transformation, modernization initiatives, and change management at the enterprise level
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and integrate across diverse teams to achieve larger outcomes than any one organization can achieve on their own
• Must have an active Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI 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