Senior Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States The MITRE Corporation Full time

At The MITRE Corporation, we're committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that make a real difference in the world.

Our Naval C4I & Space Department is seeking a highly motivated candidate to serve as a Systems Engineer. In this role, you'll provide technical leadership in systems engineering to shape requirements, technology assessments, and development and implementation strategies for the modernization and fielding of critical Naval capabilities.

You'll work closely with diverse and geographically dispersed teams to develop technical solutions through innovation. Your expertise will be essential in collaborating with sponsors in the application of analytical techniques to address their hardest engineering challenges.

As a key contributor to or leader of dynamic, multi-disciplined teams, you'll clearly and concisely communicate highly technical analyses and recommendations to sponsors and partners in written and verbal products.

Implementing systems engineering principles, you'll develop data-driven insights and mature them into actionable recommendations that achieve mission outcomes for the Navy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership in systems engineering to shape requirements, technology assessments, and development and implementation strategies for the modernization and fielding of critical Naval capabilities.
  • Serve as a key contributor to or leader of dynamic, multi-disciplined teams that develop technical solutions through innovation.
  • Collaborate with sponsors in the application of analytical techniques to address their hardest engineering challenges.
  • Clearly and concisely communicate highly technical analyses and recommendations to sponsors and partners in written and verbal products.
  • Implement systems engineering principles to develop data-driven insights and mature them into actionable recommendations that achieve mission outcomes for the Navy.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Typically, Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step.
  • Active Secret level security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI.
  • Experience with Systems Engineering processes required to provide unbiased advice, formulate courses of action, analyze programs, and make recommendations.
  • Ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, software languages, platforms, and systems.
  • Demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, presentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters or PhD in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Active TS/SCI level security clearance.
  • Familiarity with Naval C4I & Space systems from technical and/or operational perspectives.
  • Familiarity with a range of systems engineering lifecycle activities including, but not limited to, requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment.

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $111,000 - $138,500 - $166,000 Annual

Work Location Type: Hybrid

The MITRE Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics.



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