Senior Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States MITRE Full time

At MITRE, we're committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges and creating lasting impact in fields like cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on critical projects that make a difference in the lives of others.

This role requires demonstrated competencies across several capability areas, including space operations, command and control, communications, joint force and mission partner operations, and enterprise architecture development and documentation. You'll be responsible for planning, implementing, and supporting Joint Chiefs of Staff components and functions that enable C2 of joint space forces and assets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Researching and identifying JCS systems and sub-systems performance, availability, reliability, and security requirements.
  • Conducting technical assessments of emerging technology and enabling products to meet USSPACECOM JCS requirements.
  • Performing Analysis of Alternatives of candidate technical solutions to space domain communication and C2 shortfalls.
  • Collaborating with other Combatant Commands, USSPACECOM Components, Military Services, and industry to identify potential innovation solutions to joint space force C2 and communication challenges.
  • Conducting capability-based assessments focused on current and emerging joint space operations requirements to identify capability gaps.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical field, and a minimum of 5 years related space system domain experience; Master's degree and 3 years' experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, concepts, methods, and tools for identifying communication network requirements and potential material and non-material solutions.
  • Demonstrated technical and operational expertise in three or more of the following areas:
  • Interoperability, mobility, performance, and security requirements for space operations;
  • Techniques to increase JCS network and sub-system resiliency, availability, and survivability, performance, and security;
  • Identifying opportunities for effectively and securely fielding innovation solutions satisfying JCS technical and operational requirements;
  • Current and emerging technologies with the potential to enhance joint space operations and supporting communication capabilities and networks;
  • Identifying capability gaps by conducting capability-based assessments, and identifying candidate solutions for mitigating or closing capability gaps found in the assessment;
  • Understanding current and emerging threats to networks, service delivery, and supporting infrastructure necessary to successfully conduct command and control (C2) of space forces and assets.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous Combatant Command (CCMD) experience.
  • Experience supporting joint multi-domain operations.
  • Experience with requirements engineering, identification, and documentation.
  • Experience modeling and analyzing enterprise networks demonstrated by one of more of the following:
  • Strong understanding of DoD communications and networking, conventional and nuclear command and control (C2), cyberspace operations, joint warfighting doctrine, joint and service logistics, and space operations missions and challenges.
  • Knowledge of DoD structure, organizations, missions, roles and responsibilities, and relationships.
  • Working knowledge of DoD acquisition, requirements generation and documentation, and resourcing processes.
  • Knowledge of the Defense Acquisition System, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), and the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.

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

Top Secret/SCI

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:

$110,500 - $138,000 - $165,500 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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