Lead Systems Engineer

Company: MITRE Corporation
Location: Bedford
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

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. MITRE's Nuclear Enterprise Programs Division has an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic technical team having substantial impact on the design and development of next generation DoD systems. Our work focuses on Nuclear domain systems. We are seeking a--Lead--Systems--Engineer with knowledge of executing and delivering complex programs to--lead--the specification development, integration, and test strategies--of next generation Military Communications systems. --This is an opportunity for a Systems Engineer who is highly motivated, innovative and proactive. This position provides challenging opportunities to apply and expand one's systems architecture, modeling and trade space analysis skills. Responsibilities include: -- Performing systems engineering analysis for requirement trades, design and integration trades, end-to-end performance analysis, and identifying risk mitigation approaches -- Articulating major uncertainties associated with systems architectures, defining risks and opportunities associated with the uncertainties -- Supporting requirements management, interface management and architecture change management processes -- Translating analysis results into actionable recommendations for the US Government agencies -- Tasks may include leading working groups--and/or studies covering multiple engineering domains while interfacing and collaborating--across multiple stakeholders to create timely and actionable recommendations -- Tasks may also include hands-on prototyping, integration, and testing activities Basic Qualifications: -- Bachelor's Degree in--Electrical--Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering--or related field -- 8+--years of relevant experience Required Qualifications: -- Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to possess/maintain a DoD TS/SCI clearance -- Demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal--and--written--communication skills -- Demonstrated proficiency--in virtual and live--presentation--of complex technical issues -- Experience with planning, executing and presenting complex trade studies -- Experience in systems engineering with expertise across the development lifecycle from concept development, through--requirements definition, system development and integration, and into verification -- Experience in leading multiple engineering disciplines to provide solutions to complex problems that require unified software,--hardware, mechanical and reliability approaches while balancing cost and schedule constraints -- Experience in--leading the--evaluation--and testing--of--complex systems -- Strong social skills to effectively collaborate across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines Preferred Qualifications: -- Advanced degree in technical field of study -- Candidates that possess a current/active DoD Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance are preferred -- Familiarity with Military Communications, especially familiarity with EHF--SATCOM, VLF, and/or HF communications systems--and terminals-- -- Experience with multi-disciplinary modeling and simulation (physics-level, engineering-level and/or operational-level) -- Documented success applying modern system engineering methods including MBSE -- Experience with capabilities trade analysis, mission analysis, information assurance, systems integration, and understanding of the relationships between operational, technical, and system's architecture -- Understanding of the nuclear environment -- Familiarity with Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status.
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