Lead Systems Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

As a Senior Mission Engineer, you will leverage and grow your systems engineering expertise to support the design, implementation, and integration of enterprise systems and systems-of-systems and analysis of missions for federal agencies. Specific responsibilities may include:

• Using your understanding of systems and mission engineering and an awareness of sponsor needs to determine areas where MITRE can have an impact
• Applying modern methods and tools such as Model-Based Systems Engineering, 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
• Evaluating and comparing alternative architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques and exploring large tradespaces
• Articulating major uncertainties associated with systems architectures and defining risks and opportunities associated with those uncertainties
• Identifying or developing metrics to measure and analyze relevant system properties, such as robustness, resiliency, interoperability, quality, and maintainability
• Supporting and leading requirements management and analysis, interface management, architecture development, architecture change management, and test and evaluation processes
• Performing system design and development, systems modernization, and architecture activities using MBSE and digital engineering approaches
• Translating analysis results into actionable recommendations for U.S. Government agencies
• Leading small teams of systems engineers and analysts to develop data-driven products to support government decision-making
• Participating in internal and external research opportunities in cutting-edge engineering fields

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience
• This position requires a Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance
• Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements for a clearance, U.S. Citizenship is required
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Advanced degree in a relevant field
• Proficiency with modern systems and digital engineering tools (e.g., MBSE, SysML/UML, DOORS, Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody) and development of plugins/extensions
• Strong quantitative and modeling skills using languages and tools such as AFSIM, MATLAB, Python/R, STK, and Command PE for multi-level modeling, simulation, and operational effectiveness analysis
• Deep systems and enterprise architecture experience, with broad systems engineering across concept development, requirements, design, test, evaluation, and risk assessment
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead systems engineering analyses in complex, multi-disciplinary systems-of-systems environments, including objective evaluation of vendor solutions and integration of models across tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills, with a track record of innovation, research, or publishing in systems, mission, or digital engineering

Pay & Schedule

• Salary compensation range and midpoint: $146,400 - $183,000 - $219,600 Annual
• Work Location Type: Onsite
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site