• Job Description

  Req#: R112118

  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.

  Department Summary:

  The Collaboration and Social Computing Department (L178) in the Data and Human Centered Solutions Innovation Center is seeking a qualified Human-Centered Engineer to pilot a new strategic Group Lead position responsible for shaping our division-level strategy, evolving the department’s human-centered capability, ensuring technical excellence of our work, generating and shaping new work, and mentoring talented staff. L178 applies human-centered engineering to software development practices to enable people with diverse abilities to work together effectively across location, time, organization, work practice, and technology. L178 supports a wide range of sponsors and internal customers and is active in MITRE’s research program.

  Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the Department Manager, Division Director, and other department managers within the division to define, shape, and scope the division’s human-centered capability
  • Evolve the division’s human-centered capability by proposing and managing capability development
  • Develop repeatable services and innovative offerings
  • Build and strengthen relationships across the enterprise with the human-centered engineering community and their associated organizations
  • Work shape and lead projects consistent with department, division, and MITRE Labs strategies
  • Proactively recruit, develop, and support a team with the technical expertise and skills needed for our diverse work program
  • Foster an environment and culture of innovation, technical leadership collaboration, camaraderie, and technical quality
  • Ensure staff are aligned to high-priority work that leverages their strengths and engages them
  • Encourage staff to innovate in a variety of ways, via direct projects, the MITRE Innovation Program, Early Career Research Projects, and other initiatives

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Computer Science, or related degree, 8 years and a Master’s degree, a PhD with 5 years’ experience, or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience
  • At least 4-5 years direct experience executing human-centered engineering methods resulting in consumable products in the areas of research, design, and evaluation
  • Experience mentoring and coaching staff
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3+ years’ experience in project, technical, and/or management leadership roles
  • Experience generating new work and shaping work opportunities
  • Strong working knowledge of collaboration technologies, software engineering best practices, and enabling accessibility for inclusive design
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to foster effective working relationships with staff, department management, division leadership, and internal and external customers
  • DoD Top Secret clearance

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

  None

  This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

  Secret

  Work Location Type:

  Hybrid

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