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The MITRE Naval Aviation Systems Department’s (N233) mission is to advance Naval Aviation solutions with urgency ensuring warfighter dominance against current and future adversaries in defense of our nation. This is accomplished by delivering timely, effective, and sustainable capabilities to ensure the warfighter’s mission success and safe return home.

Roles & Responsibilities:
 

The Naval Aviation department is seeking an end-to-end systems engineer in Lexington Park, MD with Digital and Model Based Systems Engineering experience. The candidate will serve as the engineering interface and trusted advisor to the sponsor for requirements prioritization, risk reduction, acquisition of new Naval aircraft mission systems and capabilities. The candidate will be expected to collaborate with related MITRE and defense projects, understanding Naval operations and new platform integration. They will tackle technical and integration challenges in the fielding and operational use of these systems. The candidate will use their skillset in systems engineering to provide sponsors with the expertise necessary to deliver resilient, integrated, and critical operational mission systems. This is a position that requires in-person interaction and collaboration with multiple sponsors, project and task leaders, and a team of multi-disciplined engineers and SMEs geographically dispersed across the United States.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically, a Bachelor's degree in systems engineering or similar engineering/STEM field with 5 years of related experience; or a master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience to be able to contribute at this stepAn active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearanceTechnical experience in systems engineering, with a focus on any of the following: Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3), enterprise architecture, cyber, digital engineering/model-based systems engineering, communications/networking, agile integration approaches, and DoD acquisition programsExperience with Model Based Systems Engineering or Digital Engineering tools and processes such as Cameo, MATLAB, etc.Experience in end-to-end system lifecycle development, design, testing, integration, and deployment of operational mission systemsExperience in system integration, system-of-systems engineering, and operational employment of DoD systems/capabilitiesFlexible systems thinker with the ability to quickly deliver results and achieve impactful outcomesWorking knowledge of enterprise engineering, architecture and system interfacesKnowledge and experience with acquisition lifecycle and processes across DoD, civil, and commercial agenciesEffective communication skills, collaboration, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skillsThis position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in systems engineering or similar engineering/STEM field with 8 years of related experience; or a master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience to be able to contribute at this stepMS in systems, electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineeringActive TS/SCIDemonstrated strategic System-of-Systems integration and planningExperience in Naval air operationsExperience in command, control and communications systemsUnderstanding of the roles and responsibilities of DoD and USN acquisition organizationsDAU Level 1 or equivalent in Acquisition and Systems Engineering

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

Secret

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:

$117,000 - $146,500 - $176,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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