Group Lead, Systems and Mission Analysis

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Department Summary:

The System and Mission Analysis Department is charged with identifying, developing and applying new technologies that can address the Government's most challenging Systems Engineering problems.

We provide innovative, practical solutions for some of our nation's most critical challenges in defense and intelligence (https://www.mitre.org/centers/national-security-and-engineering-center/who-we-are) , aviation (https://www.mitre.org/centers/center-for-advanced-aviation-system-development/who-we-are) , civil systems (https://www.mitre.org/centers/center-for-enterprise-modernization/who-we-are) , homeland security (https://www.mitre.org/centers/homeland-security-systems-engineering-and-development-institute/who-we-are) , the judiciary (https://www.mitre.org/centers/judiciary-engineering-and-modernization-center/who-we-are) , healthcare (https://www.mitre.org/centers/cms-alliances-to-modernize-healthcare/who-we-are) , and cybersecurity (https://www.mitre.org/centers/national-cybersecurity-ffrdc/who-we-are) .

The Systems Engineering Innovation Center is seeking a Group Leader (GL) to join the leadership team of the Systems and Mission Analysis Department . Our technical strategy is focused on analytical and quantitative Systems Engineering and Mission Engineering, including Systems of Systems (SoS) engineering, trade space analysis, and decision support under uncertainty, as enabled by the modern Digital Engineering (DE) and Artificial Intelligence for Systems Engineering (AI4SE) approaches.

Roles and Responsibilities:

+ Modeling architectures of complex systems using standards-based languages (ex. SysML).

+ Evaluating and comparing alternative architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques; exploring large tradespaces.

+ Articulating major uncertainties associated with systems architectures, defining risks and opportunities associated with the uncertainties.

+ Translating analysis results into actionable recommendations for the US Government agencies.

+ Developing new business through outreach to program divisions

+ Developing and executing department technical and business goals

+ Ensuring technical quality of deliverables

+ Hiring and onboarding new staff

+ Onboarding and supervision of early career staff in McLean

+ Serving as a trusted advisor to staff, helping them in their technical growth and development

+ Providing informed, concrete, productive feedback on staff performance

Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field

+ 2+ years of technical leadership

+ Must have an active Top Secret clearance for consideration.

+ Demonstrated experience in staff development

+ Documented success designing / developing Digital Engineering (DE) solutions

+ Demonstrated expertise in business development and networking within MITRE

+ Deep technical skills in systems architecture modeling, trade space analysis, systems design and development, multidisciplinary modeling and simulation, and data analysis

+ Experience with the AI4SE

+ Effective interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science or related field

+ 8 + years' experience developing MBSE and DE solutions

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

Top Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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