Air Space Forces Center Chief Engineer

divh2Air Space Forces Center Chief Engineer/h2pWhy choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. Thats because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nations toughest challenges-and were committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The RD centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. Were making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us./ppIn MITREs Air Space Forces Center, our mission is to solve U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force challenges through operational understanding, technical expertise, and cross-enterprise connectivity. It is all about taking on the problems and challenges our Air Space Force sponsors bring to us and using our unique set of capabilities at MITRE to deliberately solve them. Our vision is to enable air and space superiority through data, knowledge, and decision-making. We aim to achieve dynamic and effective command and control (C2), ensuring relevant capabilities are available whenever and wherever needed./ph3Roles Responsibilities:/h3ulliLead ASFC Center program development and special initiative (PDSI) investment decisions in collaboration with the ASFC VP and division leaders to achieve the objectives of Division/Center strategies./liliDrive crosscutting solutions through participation in NSEC Capstone and MNS/crosscutting PDSI investment decisions to achieve the objectives of NSEC/Sector/MITRE priority strategies/liliDrive innovative and disruptive solutions through the generation of a strong demand signal to shape the MITRE Innovation Program (MIP) strategies. Assure NSEC IRD transitions high impact research results to NSEC sponsors/liliDrive development of technical and program capabilities, including identifying new areas to develop and areas to shape out of, and help determine MITREs technical and program strengths and weaknesses. Includes strategic planning around the technical and program strategy such as guiding investments or input into platforms across MITRE/li/ulh3Technical Quality:/h3ulliCreate, implement, and execute a Center-wide technical quality and learning culture that continually strengthens technical quality in partnership with other counterparts across MITRE/liliIndependently review, assess, shape, and potentially stop delivery of critical products/liliDrive technical quality and lead the development of technical quality standards within a mission function/technical specialty and across a mission/technical area/liliProvide input on the quality of goals and operationalization of the good growth strategy in partnership with business and people leadership, including the quality of staff hired, staff development, and training initiatives necessary to ensure appropriate technical quality is achieved/li/ulh3Mission Impact:/h3ulliDrive MITRE and the sponsor/partner to new heights of mission impact with urgency/liliEnsure that individual projects are driving change at a technical and mission level/liliProvide input into Mission Value Chains (MVCs) at the appropriate organizational level while partnering with project leaders to ensure the project itself is poised for success at inception/liliEnhance MITREs external brand and achieve broader impact in key external communities/li/ulh3Staff Development:/h3ulliLead the ASFC Chief Engineer Council consisting of Chief Engineers across the Center/liliMentor staff and leaders, and be able, as needed, to supervise senior principal technical staff as a work leader or direct supervisor/liliContribute to staff development, talent assessment, and planning (hiring, mentoring, and training needs), including senior staff across Centers/liliParticipate in defining desired culture across MITRE and the development of cultural initiatives to meet the desired culture/li/ulh3Partnership and Initiatives:/h3ulliIdentify crosscutting mission outcomes across divisions, centers, and sectors and drive increases in effectiveness and efficiency through strategic coordination and joint execution/liliCreate a professional network with peers across industry, FFRDCs, UARCs, National Labs, and academia to create opportunities for increased impact through partnerships/liliLead cross-organizational strategic and technical initiatives with notable complexity, potentially involving visibility with MITREs Board of Trustees/liliPartner with ASFC Operations team to measure performance against strategic objectives/li/ulh3Basic Qualifications:/h3ulliRequires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree in a STEM domain; or 12 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 10 years experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience./liliA minimum of 10 years of leadership experience leading teams in technical domains./liliLeadership experience at the senior staff level within a division or center level and with proven track record of technical leadership./liliDemonstrated ability to build and shape a technical work program through collaborative and effective partnership with other divisions, and MITRE Labs/liliEnterprise or systems engineering experience, especially owning the technical baseline and model-based systems engineering./liliKnowledge of systems integration and its complexities/liliTS Clearance with ability to receive an SCI./liliThis position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site./li/ulh3Preferred Qualifications:/h3ulliPost-graduate degree in applicable discipline and 15 years of related experience; Doctorate degree preferred/liliDemonstrated technical leadership in relevant technical domains with a national reputation in at least one critical capability area/liliPast or present service on technical or science advisory boards/liliLeadership of high-level red/blue teams and other independent technical/program assessments/li/ulh3This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):/h3pTop Secret/ph3This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):/h3pTop Secret/SCI/ph3Salary compensation range and midpoint:/h3p$226,400 - $283,000 - $339,600 Annual/ph3Work Location Type:/h3pOnsite/ppIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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