Systems Engineer

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The Systems and Operations Department (L626) within MITRE's Systems Engineering Division in the Center for Engineering and Analysis delivers mission-focused solutions through multidisciplinary systems engineering. Its work spans mission integration, lifecycle systems engineering, and acquisition systems engineering, helping government sponsors improve complex systems and operational mission effectiveness.

Roles & Responsibilities:
The Systems and Operations Department is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support government customer mission and program needs across complex, evolving technical environments. The selected candidate will:

• Analyze existing systems and defines, designs and develops new system requirements.
• Determine system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Develop, or modify products, applying engineering principles.
• Determine feasibility of designs considering costs, time limitations, planning, and other technical and economic factors.
• Conduct engineering studies on design for products, associated and subsystems components, and structures.

Key responsibilities will require:

• Apply traditional systems engineering and, where appropriate, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches across concept development, design, integration, verification, validation, and transition.
• Defining requirements for the integration of complex electronic warfare capabilities into operation use cases.
• Understanding, assessing, and mitigating technical risk within the sponsor’s cost, schedule, and performance allocations to deliver realistic and success-oriented development and test strategies.
• Working directly with operational field users to capture needs and inform system designs and verification methodologies.
• Leading the definition and execution of validation and verification (V&V) strategies, plans, and procedures at all levels (component to system-of-systems).
• Leading the definition and execution of intricate and unique field V&V and troubleshooting operations through collaboration with stakeholder and contractor teams to expeditiously integrate ‘best-of-breed’ capabilities onto a variety of operational platforms.
• Advise and support USAF program leadership as their trusted agent by clearly defining situations and options, recommending solutions, and reporting on progress.
• CONUS travel approximately one week per month, with periodic increases in frequency and duration due to operational needs.
• Full-time work collocated on-site with the sponsor at Hanscom AFB, MA. This position does not permit hybrid work.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in systems, Aeronautical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Working experience in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, and electronic warfare systems.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the complexities in the development, verification, integration, test, and certification of electronic warfare capabilities for use on a variety of platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in highly complex and stressful situations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work with senior leadership and key decision makers.
• Excellent written, verbal, and briefing communication skills.
• Experience applying systems engineering practices to complex systems, including requirements analysis, interface definition, integration planning, and verification and validation.
• Ability to collaborate across operational users, government program leadership, contractors, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Must have an active 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.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly cleared individuals will be given preference.
• Master’s degree in Systems, Aeronautical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience applying MBSE methods and tools (such as SysML, Cameo, MagicDraw, Rhapsody, or Sparx EA) to architecture, requirements, interfaces, or verification traceability.
• Experience with digital engineering, mission engineering, interoperability, cybersecurity, resiliency, or technical transition of mission systems.
• Experience supporting acquisition lifecycle activities, including technical evaluations, acquisition planning, statements of work/objectives, or vendor assessments.
• Experience leading stakeholder workshops, technical reviews, engineering trade studies, or multidisciplinary engineering activities.

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

Top Secret/SCI

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

Top Secret/SCI

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$121,200 - $151,500 - $181,800 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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