Systems Engineer, Lead

Roles & Responsibilities

As a Lead Mission Engineer, you will support DIA sponsors in the development of mission architectures, operational concepts, and system-of-systems solutions that address critical warfighting challenges. You will collaborate across the IC and DOW Mission Division as well as Systems Engineering Division and broader MITRE enterprise to apply multidisciplinary engineering approaches, evaluate mission needs, and deliver data-driven recommendations that improve intelligence mission effectiveness.

• Partner with DIA sponsors and the government chief architect to execute mission engineering, architecture development, and capability assessment activities aligned to operational priorities.
• Collaborate across the IC and DOW Missions, Systems Engineering Division and MITRE technical community to integrate expertise in systems engineering, digital engineering, communications, modeling and simulation, data analytics, and operational analysis.
• Develop and assess mission architectures, operational concepts, and system-of-systems solutions using mission engineering, MBSE, digital engineering, and quantitative analysis techniques.
• Evaluate capability gaps, mission effectiveness, operational risks, and technical tradeoffs to support government decision-making.
• Develop and tailor modern engineering methods and tools, including Digital Engineering, MBSE, AI/ML, data analytics, and modeling and simulation, to support architecture development, requirements analysis, and modernization efforts.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative evaluations of alternative architectures, technologies, and investment options.
• Identify technical risks and uncertainties and support experimentation, prototyping, and risk-reduction activities.
• Support requirements management, architecture development, interface management, integration planning, and test and evaluation efforts.
• Lead small multidisciplinary teams of engineers and analysts to develop mission-focused technical products and recommendations.
• Communicate technical findings and recommendations to government stakeholders, operational users, and MITRE leadership.
• Contribute to research, innovation, and capability development activities that advance MITRE's systems engineering practice.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years with a Master's degree; or 3 years with a PhD; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading technical tasks or small multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Expertise in Systems Architecture, Mission Engineering, Digital Engineering, Systems-of-Systems Engineering, Modeling & Simulation, or Operational Planning.
• Experience with Space, C2 and communications architectures and mission-level analysis.
• Ability to assess mission effectiveness, cost-performance tradeoffs, and technical risk.
• Experience collaborating with operational users, government stakeholders, industry, and technical teams.
• Strong communication skills and ability to convey technical findings to diverse audiences.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI w/Poly 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 requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Experience in mission, systems, or enterprise architecture.
• Experience supporting DIA modernization, mission engineering, operational analysis, C2, or communications systems.
• Proficiency with MBSE and Digital Engineering tools (e.g., Cameo, SysML, DOORS, Rhapsody).
• Experience with quantitative analysis, modeling and simulation, and data analytics tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python, R, AFSIM, STK, Command PE).
• Experience leading systems engineering analyses in complex systems-of-systems environments.
• Demonstrated innovation, research, publications, or prototype development in systems, mission, or digital engineering.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships with government and technical stakeholders.