Lead complex systems engineering efforts on advanced missile programs, owning trade studies, interface control documents, and technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
Lead system-level trade studies to evaluate design alternatives, assess performance vs. cost/schedule/risk, and support architecture decisions for advanced missile systems.
Develop, maintain, and baseline system- and subsystem-level Interface Control Documents (ICDs), including mechanical, electrical, data, and software interfaces.
Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and tools to capture requirements, architecture, behaviors, and verification/validation plans.
Serve as a technical lead for multi-disciplinary engineering teams (e.g., GNC, avionics, propulsion, structures, software, I&T), ensuring system-level integration and design coherence.
Act as Control Account Manager (CAM) for assigned work scope, including planning, budgeting, tracking, and reporting performance.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related engineering experience
Master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of related engineering experience
Nice to have: Missile systems or other launch/flight vehicles
Lead complex systems engineering efforts on advanced missile programs, owning trade studies, ICDs, and technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
Lead system-level trade studies to evaluate design alternatives, assess performance vs. cost/schedule/risk, and support architecture decisions for advanced missile systems.
Develop, maintain, and baseline system- and subsystem-level Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and tools to capture requirements, architecture, behaviors, and verification/validation plans.
Serve as a technical lead for multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring system-level integration and design coherence.
Act as Control Account Manager (CAM) for assigned work scope, including planning, budgeting, tracking, and reporting performance.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related engineering experience
Master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of related engineering experience
Nice to have: Missile systems or other launch/flight vehicles
Lead Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, and integration of enterprise systems and systems-of-systems, and the analysis of missions for federal agencies.
Compensation
$146,400 - $183,000 - $219,600 Annual
Responsibilities
Providing technical leadership in systems and mission engineering, with awareness of sponsor needs, to identify and shape areas where MITRE can have significant impact.
Driving the application of modern methods and tools — such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, Mission Engineering, Machine Learning, and Data Analytics — to assess capability needs, requirements, architectures, designs, performance constraints and gaps, proposed changes, and verification and test approaches.
Leading the evaluation and comparison of alternative architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques and exploring large tradespaces, while articulating major uncertainties and the associated risks and opportunities.
Defining metrics and standards to measure and analyze relevant system properties, such as robustness, resiliency, interoperability, quality, and maintainability.
Leading requirements management and analysis, interface management, architecture development and change management, and test and evaluation processes.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
Lead systems engineering activities for the D5LE2 program, driving MBSE, digital engineering, and program leadership to support the U.S. Navy's strategic deterrent.
Compensation
Combined Salary Range USD $124,397.00 - USD $138,003.00 /Yr.
Responsibilities
Lead systems engineering activities including requirements analysis, definition, and management
Drive MBSE and digital engineering strategy
Apply expert-level critical thinking to identify, analyze, and resolve system design weaknesses
Perform and oversee technical planning, cost and risk analyses
Guide the successful completion of major programs and projects
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field
Nice to have: Advanced degree in a relevant technical field
Nice to have: Demonstrated experience leading technical teams or serving as a technical lead on complex systems engineering or modernization efforts
Nice to have: Broad systems engineering experience across concept development, requirements, architecture, design, test, evaluation, and risk assessment
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