Chief Engineer, Survivable Communications and Networking Systems

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Department Summary The N131 Survivable Communications and Networking Systems Department seeks to accelerate Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) capability development and expedite transition of these capabilities to the field to promote modernization of the nuclear enterprise and assure the US Nuclear Deterrence mission. To achieve this outcome, N131 partners with sponsors to expedite fielding of critical communication system capabilities to the field in support of the broad Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) mission.

The department engages in a variety of work including waveform design, hardware and software prototyping, modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A), and research into novel concepts to help sponsors achieve their objectives. The research, development, and outcomes of these activities provide high-quality, comprehensive, quantitative insights for senior government decision makers shaping the future of our nation’s nuclear deterrent operations and systems.

The N131 department is a major contributor to the outcomes of MITRE’s Nuclear Enterprise Mission Division work program.

Roles & Responsibilities MITRE’s N131 Survivable Communications and Networking Systems Department is seeking a technically deep and operationally oriented Department Chief Engineer (CE) to provide technical leadership for a set of dynamic and impactful work programs to meet the challenges of realizing the future of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) and delivering modern and adaptive systems to our mission collaborators & stakeholders.

As CE, 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 the Department Manager for strategic work-shaping and sponsor relationships. The individual will be a member of the core department and division leadership teams, providing thought leadership and technical guidance to enable the projects within the Nuclear Enterprise work program to successfully execute the mission areas of our sponsors to include a variety of line of site (LOS) and beyond line of sight (BLOS) communication technologies, applications of digital engineering to create more efficient acquisition processes, and development of open standard hardware and software prototypes that leverage common standards to promote extensibility and ease of integration across the enterprise.

The Chief Engineer is expected to lead critical technical aspects of the work program and integrate across the department and MITRE’s entire Nuclear Enterprise work program including partnering with other Air and Space Force Center (A&SFC) divisions, MITRE Technology & Engineering, and the breadth of the National Security Engineering Center (NSEC) to deliver technology solutions that drive impactful outcomes for our sponsors.

The CE will also…