Department Manager, Architecture Analysis

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MITRE Technology and Engineering's Systems Engineering Division delivers innovative, multidisciplinary systems engineering solutions that support MITRE and its diverse sponsor base. The division is a leader across government, industry, and academia in advancing next-generation systems engineering and applying best practices to complex national security and public sector challenges. Its technical expertise includes:

* Mission, Enterprise, and Domain Engineering

* Systems Engineering, Architecting, and Lifecycle Integration

* Digital Engineering, Prototyping, and Modernization

* Architecture, Interfaces, and Open Systems

* Performance Analysis, Test, and Evaluation

* AI-Enabled Systems Engineering

The division applies these capabilities across sponsors to address broad national challenges, integrate lessons learned across domains, and continuously strengthen MITRE's impact and differentiated value in systems engineering.

The Systems Engineering Technical Division is seeking an organizational leader to serve as the Architecture Analysis Department Manager. The Architecture Analysis Department delivers innovative, multidisciplinary solutions to sponsor challenges that are critical to national security and public sector missions.

The department researches, develops, and applies advanced technologies in the following Systems Engineering areas:

* Model-Based System Architecting

* Architecture Analysis

* Digital Engineering Transformation

Architecture Analysis enables digital transformation by linking stakeholder needs, operational concepts, and engineering data into an integrated digital thread. The department applies model-based system architecting to define and evolve system structures, interfaces, behaviors, and dependencies for complex systems. The department also delivers architecture analysis through trade studies and assessments of performance, risk, and system interactions to support sound design and investment decisions.

Roles & Responsibilities :

The Architecture Analysis Department Manager leads a department focused on Model-Based System Architecting, Architecture Analysis, and Digital Engineering Transformation. In this role, the Department Manager is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the department's capabilities, developing and growing a high-performing technical staff, ensuring technical quality and integrity, and advancing collaboration across MITRE and with sponsors.

The Department Manager collaborates with Division and Capability Chief Engineers and the Division Senior Leadership Team to bring department capabilities to bear on MITRE's FFRDC work programs. The role also includes responsibility for department budget, assets, staffing decisions, and implementation of division strategies and objectives.

In addition, the Architecture Analysis Department Manager provides direct senior principal-level technical support to MITRE work programs. Time spent on direct sponsor contributions should focus on technical leadership aligned with the department's core capabilities.

* Partner with the Division Director, Division Senior Leadership Team,…