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, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Program has responsibility to acquire critical Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) for utilization within FMS Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, as well as other FMS programmatic efforts. The MDA FMS CDS Systems Engineer will execute the mission strategy to develop and deliver integrated, certified FMS CDS capabilities that will enable the US and Coalition forces to operate at the speed of relevance. This involves the development of next generation warfighter operations in all phases of systems evolution from concept exploration, through integration, experimentation, testing, verification, and fielding.We are seeking an experienced technical engineering leader, and a critical thinker with deep technical skills and a demonstrated track record of fostering, promoting, and fielding innovative ideas and solutions. This is a Principal System Engineer Step, Huntsville-based or McLean Based, position. Location supports close working relationship with the government sponsor located at the Redstone Arsenal, AL or Fort Belvioir, VA government sponsor locations.Roles and Responsibilities:
Providing strategic and technical engineering leadership as a trusted advisor to MDA FMS CDS program
Sponsor interaction – MDA senior leadership, MITRE division leadership, individual Govt personnel
Stakeholder coordination – Coordinate across enterprise to achieve outcomes benefiting MDA and the enterprise as a whole
Inform technical development, test evaluation, and integration of data distribution enterprises, requirements, and concepts of operations for Command, Control, Communication, and Computer and Intelligence (C4I)
Build partnerships and coordinate efforts across MITRE and government sponsor programs
Develop technical reports and presentations on analysis results, options, and recommendations
Present technical recommendations to government sponsors to the program acquisition strategy
Brief Senior US and Foreign Partner leadership regarding FMS CDS technology, architecture, and policy to foster potential integration needs
Lead Information Exchange Requirements (IER) Working Groups with Combatant Commands (CCMDs) and Foreign Partners to assess legacy and to-be system delivery data flows and formats with potential for FMS CDS integration
Provide Subject Matter Expert engineering support on all technical aspects of Request for Proposal (RFP) development and serve as a technical advisor during source selection activities
Basic Qualifications:
Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, or similar technical engineering degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen with an active Secret clearance the ability to acquire and maintain a DoD TS/SCI clearance
8+ years of experience demonstrated systems engineering experience, including multi-security domain network environments
Understanding of large, complex C4I System of Systems
Understanding of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS)
Analytical, decision-making, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
This position requires an onsite presence of 5 days a week.
Preferred Qualifications:
MS or higher degree and 10 years’ experience in relevant domain
Foreign Military Sales (FMS), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and/or enterprise-level foreign and allied partner expertise
Experience working in a multi-national military environment
Depth of knowledge and experience in Integrated Air and Missile Defense, ISR systems, and/or their dissemination architectures
Network modernization experience
Experience in requirements management and verification
Current TS/SCI
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
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