Division Chief Engineer, National Intelligence Division

divh2Division Chief Engineer (DCE) for the National Intelligence Division (NID)/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./ppThe MITRE Intelligence Center is seeking a Division Chief Engineer (DCE) for the National Intelligence Division (NID), located at MITREs McLean campus. The DCE reports directly to the Managing Director for NID and serves as the Divisions senior technical leader, responsible for ensuring that MITRE delivers technically rigorous, high-impact solutions in support of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). As the Divisions highest-level technical authority, the DCE is accountable for advancing the Divisions technical strategy, ensuring analytic, engineering, and test and evaluation excellence across all NID work programs. The DCE applies deep technical expertise to shape MITREs contributions to ODNIs mission centers and directorates, driving quality, innovation, and cross-IC interoperability. The DCE is a core member of the Intelligence Center senior leadership team, partnering with the MD and other technical leaders across MITRE to ensure the Divisions work anticipates emerging mission challenges, leverages MITREs cross-center capabilities, and delivers enterprise-level impact for ODNI and the intelligence community./ppThe primary responsibilities of the position must be carried out in person in McLean, Virginia. Applicants will establish regular presence at ODNI and MITRE locations with staff supporting those organizations, as well as have availability to travel to those locations on short notice. This may entail frequent, flexible, or extended travel as mission and organizational needs dictate./ph3Roles Responsibilities/h3pTechnical Leadership and Strategy/pulliServe as the senior technical authority for all NID work, ensuring technical rigor, analytic excellence, and mission relevance./liliShape the Divisions technical strategy, ensuring alignment to ODNI priorities, national-level intelligence needs, and MITREs enterprise capabilities./liliProvide executive-level technical counsel to ODNI mission centers and directorates, including issues related to intelligence collection and analysis, data and architecture modernization, emerging technology, strategic foresight, and research test and evaluation./liliIdentify emerging mission and technology trends and ensure NID is positioned to address them with foresight, innovation, and credibility./li/ulpTechnical Oversight and Quality Assurance/pulliLead technical reviews, sponsor deliverable assessments, and Division-wide quality assurance processes./liliEnsure consistent application of tradecraft, engineering standards, TE methodologies, and analytic best practices./liliGuide complex, high-consequence work and ensure that NID efforts contribute meaningfully to ODNIs enterprise missions and national decision-making./li/ulpCross-MITRE Integration and Innovation/pulliDrive technical integration across MITRE divisions, labs, FFRDC capabilities, and innovation centers to strengthen ODNIs enterprise solutions./liliFacilitate cross-sponsor architectures, pilots, and prototypes that enable ODNI to leverage emerging technologies effectively./liliPromote reuse, shared technical frameworks, and cross-agency standards that strengthen intelligence integration and reduce duplication across the IC./li/ulpSponsor Engagement and Thought Leadership/pulliEngage directly and frequently with senior ODNI leaders on emerging technical challenges, enterprise modernization, and strategic priorities./liliRepresent MITRE as a Distinguished technical leader in IC-wide forums, working groups, and interagency initiatives./liliShape problem spaces and influence strategic direction through high-credibility, high-impact technical advice./li/ulpStaff Development and Workforce Shaping/pulliDevelop and mentor a high-caliber technical workforce, ensuring NID maintains the required depth and breadth of analytic, engineering, and TE expertise./liliShape talent pipelines, skill development, and succession planning for critical technical areas./liliPromote a collaborative, inclusive technical culture that models MITRE values and empowers staff to innovate and grow./li/ulpBusiness and Program Support/pulliAdvise on the technical content of proposals, program plans, SOWs, and sponsor engagements./liliPartner with the MD to shape the Divisions work program and ensure technical feasibility, quality, and mission value./liliSupport revenue, delivery, and performance objectives through technical insight and strategic guidance./li/ulh3Basic Qualifications/h3ulliMinimum of 15 years of related experience with a bachelors degree; 12 years with a masters degree; 10 years with a PhD; or equivalent combination of education and work experience./liliDeep technical expertise with ODNI mission requirements in areas such as:/liulliMulti-source intelligence analysis and tradecraft/liliResearch test and evaluation (TE)/liliData strategy and architecture/liliIntelligence systems engineering/liliEmerging technologies and analytic modernization/liliIC policy, governance, or enterprise integration/li/ulliDemonstrated experience providing senior-level technical leadership for complex mission needs directly supporting ODNI missions./liliProven ability to deliver high-consequence technical outcomes and oversee large-scale analytic, engineering, or TE efforts to ODNI./liliSuccessful record of building trust and influencing senior ODNI sponsors./liliStrong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to senior leaders./liliDemonstrated ability to integrate efforts across diverse teams, organizations, and mission areas./liliActive TS/SCI with current CI Polygraph./liliThis position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site./li/ulh3Preferred Qualifications/h3ulliCurrent MITRE Project or Task Leader delivering technical development, system engineering, or requirements managements for an active program./liliDemonstrated leadership of technical programs delivering innovative or game-changing capabilities to the IC./liliExperience shaping IC-wide modernization initiatives, enterprise architectures, or cross-agency technical frameworks./liliDemonstrated ability to lead technical foresight, assess emerging technologies, or develop future-oriented analytic approaches./liliAdvanced graduate degree in engineering, computer science, physical sciences, mathematics, intelligence studies, or related national security fields./liliRecognized thought leadership within the IC or defense community./li/ulpThis requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph. 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/Polygraph. Salary compensation range and midpoint: $213,000 - $266,000 - $319,000 Annual. Work Location Type: Onsite. Commitment to Non-Discrimination: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law. MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITREs employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org for general support and collegerecruiting@mitre.org for intern positions. This service is for individuals requiring reasonable accommodation requests. Please note that vendor solicitations will not receive a reply. 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