Combat Systems Engineer

1 week ago

Bloomington, Illinois, United States MITRE Full time

Why choose between impactful work and a rewarding life? At MITRE, you can achieve both. Our team is dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges facing our nation, while we prioritize the long-term well-being of our workforce. MITRE stands apart from typical technology firms; we are a not-for-profit organization focused on serving the public interest, free from commercial conflicts that could sway our mission.

The R&D centers we manage for the government create a significant impact across various sectors, including cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. Every day, we strive to contribute to a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace embodies our core values, offering competitive benefits, outstanding professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that values diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career advancement.

About the Role:

As part of MITRE's Soldier Capabilities department, you will collaborate with engineers, scientists, military experts, and technology providers who share a common goal: to become the leading innovator in combat and training capabilities that enhance Soldier effectiveness, lethality, survivability, and readiness. Project tasks typically encompass:

  • Research and analysis
  • Requirements engineering
  • Systems engineering
  • Systems architecture and design
  • Proof of concept development
  • Web and simulation development
  • Test development

Key Responsibilities:

Your specific tasks will adapt to current project needs but may include:

  • Researching and aiding in the implementation of software prototypes to showcase proof of concept capabilities.
  • Creating engineering documentation, white papers, and presentations that summarize research findings and recommendations.
  • Collaborating in a multidisciplinary environment with MITRE colleagues, government sponsors, industry partners, academia, and research institutions.
  • Utilizing systems engineering skills to address Soldier effectiveness and readiness challenges holistically.
  • Employing advanced methods and tools to assess training and operational performance, identifying constraints and proposing enhancements.
  • Supporting the integration of emerging technologies across various Army domains.
  • Developing proof of concepts to illustrate best practice software integration techniques.
  • Designing system and system-of-systems architectures, applying industry-standard best practices for iterative development.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Less than 1 year of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering throughout the development lifecycle, from concept inception to requirements definition, system development, integration, and verification testing.
  • Proficiency with multiple operating systems, including Windows and Linux.
  • Experience with software development tools and environments.
  • Knowledge of software planning tools such as GitLab or Jira.
  • Familiarity with various programming languages.
  • Understanding of agile methodologies and tools.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey concepts at various technical levels.
  • Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.
  • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site work.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with applicable experience, enabling immediate contribution at this level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience working within an agile development team.
  • Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) technologies like GitLab CI, Jenkins, Travis CI, or CircleCI.
  • Knowledge of Configuration Management/Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform).
  • Experience with web development technologies such as HTML5/JavaScript, React, RESTful frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot), and relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Familiarity with game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, and CRYENGINE.
  • Experience with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure).
  • Knowledge of web application development using HTML/JavaScript, React, Vue, or Angular.
  • Experience with industry-standard technologies for defining service interfaces (e.g., REST/Swagger, gRPC, Protocol Buffers).
  • An active DoD Secret or higher clearance.

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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