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Provide strategic and technical leadership as a trusted advisor to the sponsor and help shape the full scope of work for a systems engineering team supporting AS&T’s mission of advancing next-generation overhead intelligence capabilities through research, prototyping, experimentation, and technology transition
Build and sustain strong relationships with AS&T senior leadership, division leadership, branch chiefs, and government stakeholders across the NRO, Intelligence Community, Department of War, and broader national security space and technology enterprise
Define and execute technical objectives based on sponsor priorities and mission outcomes, with emphasis on areas where MITRE can provide high-value support to future architecture development, advanced concept evaluation, risk reduction, and the maturation of emerging technologies for operational transition
Translate overall project strategy into clear, actionable outcomes, deliverables, technical assessments, architecture products, and engineering recommendations that support AS&T’s role in shaping future space, ground, communications, and data capabilities
Identify and integrate relevant research, innovation, and experimentation efforts from across MITRE, including internal research and development programs, to strengthen sponsor decision-making in areas such as advanced sensors, resilient architectures, autonomy, AI/ML-enabled mission applications, data exploitation, and other mission-enabling technologies associated with AS&T’s innovation portfolio

Lead Space Systems Engineer

The Mitre Corporation · Posted Oct 30, 2026

Open

Chantilly, Virginia, United States
On-site
Full-time · Senior
$146K–$220K per year
8+ years

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Lead Space Systems Engineer to support the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Advanced Systems & Technology Directorate (AS&T) Accelerate System Program Office (XSPO).

Compensation

$146,400 - $183,000 - $219,600 Annual

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and technical guidance as a trusted advisor to the XSPO Technical Director
Define and execute technical objectives based on sponsor priorities and mission outcomes
Translate overall project strategy into clear, actionable outcomes, deliverables, technical assessments, architecture products, and engineering recommendations
Identify and integrate relevant research, innovation, and experimentation from across MITRE
Support the assessment of emerging technologies and mission concepts by leading studies, trade analyses, technical evaluations, and prototype-informed recommendations

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
PhD
Nice to have: advanced sensors
Nice to have: autonomy

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space systems engineering architecture engineering design

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