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Space Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States MITRE Full time

At MITRE, we're committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges and creating a fulfilling life for our employees. Our Naval C4I & Space Department is seeking a highly motivated candidate to serve as a Space Systems Engineer. As a member of our team, you'll work on innovative engineering technologies, concepts, and methodologies to address our Naval sponsors' hardest challenges. You'll collaborate with diverse and geographically dispersed teams to integrate operational and emerging space and C4I capabilities with supported warfighter plans for PEO C4I and COMPACFLT.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Apply systems engineering and operational knowledge to integrate space and C4I capabilities with warfighter plans.
  • Identify opportunities to implement innovative technical solutions to address sponsor and enterprise challenges.
  • Support PEO C4I in modernizing, standardizing, and integrating C4I and space systems.
  • Collaborate with MITRE colleagues to advocate for user needs, identify capability shortfalls, and recommend solutions to increase operational effectiveness.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant Space System experience, or a Master's degree and 6 years' relevant experience.
  • Working knowledge of and familiarity with Service/Joint space systems, processes, and operations.
  • Experience supporting Joint or Combined space operations.
  • Detailed knowledge of space C2 or sensor systems.
  • Active TS/SCI and ability to be cleared for Special Access Programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in technical discipline (engineering, computer science, math, data analytics, or related physical sciences).
  • More than 10 years' experience working in a space mission area, with recent experience (within the last two years) working in the Space Defense Systems domain.
  • Expertise in at least one major DoD/IC space system (technical/system or operations).

Clearance Requirements:

Top Secret/SCI

Salary and Benefits:

$138,500 - $173,000 - $207,500 Annual

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