Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. Department Summary: The N114 Resilient Warfighter Space Services Department is committed to ensuring resilient space-based capabilities to enable successful joint warfighting across all domains. We achieve mission success by leveraging our operational understanding, technical expertise, comprehensive view of the technology landscape, and cross-enterprise connectivity. Our team conducts cutting-edge technical research and prototype development, providing senior government leaders with data-driven insights to advance space-based capabilities. Our diverse portfolio spans multiple missions, with a focus on resilient Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). As a major contributor to the Space Warfighting Division, the N114 department enables resilient space-based solutions that enhance the effectiveness of joint warfighters in and across all domains. Roles & Responsibilities: The N114 Department is seeking a technically deep and operationally oriented Department Chier Engineer to provide technical leadership for a set of dynamic and impactful work programs to meet the challenges of realizing the future of Space Warfighting and delivering resilient Military Communication (MilComm) and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) to our mission collaborators & stakeholders. As DCE, you will be responsible for and have broad oversight of the technical integrity and quality of our work program, products & deliverables, the technical teams, and will partner with and support the Department Manager for strategic work-shaping and sponsor relationships. The individual will be a member of the core department leadership team, providing thought leadership and technical guidance to enable the projects within the department to successfully execute the mission areas of our sponsors to include Tactical, Strategic, and Narrowband Satcom and Global Positioning System (GPS) space, ground, and user segments. The Chief Engineer will be an execution partner for the N114 Department Manager. We seek a "thought leader" who will represent our department as the voice of technical excellence and integrity across MITRE, our sponsors, other UARCs/FFRDCs, and industry. A successful candidate will be a critical thinker with deep technical skills and have a demonstrated track record of fostering, promoting, and/or fielding innovative ideas and solutions for sponsors. Key functions include: Be recognized as expert in technical fields critical to the department's work program and directly contributes to high-impact solutions. Grow the connective tissue across MITRE and our sponsors to both benefit from and contribute to other work, expertise, and capabilities, including identifying opportunities for integrating and accelerating the collective space work program to drive larger impactful outcomes. Leverage enablers like internal research and laboratories to address warfighter gaps, aligned to our cross-cutting objectives. Outreach, engage and collaborate across the corporation, with academia, industry, FFRDCs/UARCs and government to develop and bring the best solutions to our sponsors which demonstrate MITRE's FFRDC Differential Value and Culture.
Guide the Department's technical investments, technical initiatives, lab environments, and development of staff skills in support of MITRE's Strategy. With the Department Manager, engage with sponsors and shape the work program to understand the sponsor domain and maximize sponsor value.
In close coordination with Department Group Leaders & Project Leaders, ensure the technical strength of our teams, the technical integrity and quality of our deliverables, and establish partnerships or develop lab & infrastructure environments to support the dept work program. Support project leaders by ensuring that we are continuously and effectively leveraging staff, capabilities, and investments from across the corporation to maximize impact to our sponsors.
In support of the Space Warfighting Division & Resilient Warfighter Spaces Services vision and goals, assist the Managing Director, Department Manager, and Division Chief Engineer in the transformation of our work program through work-shaping and sponsor interaction to align our efforts to our sponsors' most pressing needs, priorities and outcomes; anticipate future needs; and apply critical and innovative thinking to help shape our work program to achieve significant impact on our sponsors' outcomes - now and in the future. Partner with other MITRE Air Force divisions, other divisions within MITRE's National Security Engineering Center, and MITRE Labs leadership to strengthen the division technical workforce - this includes quality of staff hired, mentoring/ growing staff through job shadowing, and training initiatives to ensure appropriate technical quality is achieved.
Build and foster relationships, networks, cross-agency solutions, and potentially new organizational constructs across MITRE's Space Warfighting Division - bridging out to MITRE's INDOPACOM & USSPACECOM efforts to drive cross-sponsor approaches to increase the impact of the Integrated Space C2 Department and its stakeholders.
Culture development - foster and demonstrate a strong and positive culture built upon MITRE's cultural attributes of speed, risk-taking, adaptability, collaboration, grace and respect, while maintaining an inclusive working environment for all. This position will require 50% travel if based in Bedford, MA and 25% travel if based in Colorado Springs, CO or Los Angeles, CA. Basic Qualifications: Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or a related STEM field, or 10 years and a Master's degree; or Ph.D. with 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Active TS/SCI clearance
Technical Presence:
Technical depth and leadership in MilComm, PNT, systems engineering, architectures, system integration, and DoD acquisition programs.
Possess demonstrated ability to define complex projects or programs
Leadership Presence:
Communicates in a compelling fashion across the organization (oral and written); inspires trust through vision for the program and the work environment they create; a demonstrated leader MITRE people want to follow.
Effective at developing close working relationships with senior leaders and sponsors as a trusted adviser for the leadership on major initiatives, technical challenges, and priorities.
Proven ability to lead, nurture and develop technical talent and teams
Independent Execution:
Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to execution of multiple missions across a set of work programs
Self-starter and effective time management skills.
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site. Preferred Qualifications: Recognized expert in at least one of the following areas: satellite communications, space data networking, satellite navigation, PNT, or related field
Familiarity with how emerging space technologies directly relate to supporting the Joint Warfighter
Familiarity with the different Space Systems Command coordinating offices: Space Operations Command (SpOC), Space Training & Readiness Command (STARCOM), Space Warfare Analysis Center (SWAC), United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Familiarity with the MITRE Mission Value Chain (MVC), MITRE Maturity Model, and MITRE Strategy
MS/PhD in a STEM field and 10 years of related experience
TS/SCI level security clearance with SAP eligibility 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:
$188,500 - $235,500 - $282,500 Annual Work Location Type:
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Date Posted: 29 May 2025
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