Department Chief Engineer - Norad​/Northcom, Southcom, and Stratcom

Position: Department Chief Engineer - NORAD/NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and STRATCOM
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The MITRE NORAD/NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and STRATCOM (N558) Department is seeking a strategic, technically accomplished, and operationally focused Department Chief Engineer (CE). The selected candidate will play a critical leadership role in shaping and advancing a growing work program and MITRE technical staff that reinforces MITRE's position as a trusted partner in homeland defense, strategic deterrence, and Western Hemisphere security. The CE will help align MITRE's technical expertise, innovation investments, and mission-focused solutions with sponsor priorities, enabling operational success today while addressing emerging challenges of the future.

As a member of MITRE's NORAD/NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and STRATCOM leadership team, the Department Chief Engineer will collaborate with geographically distributed staff across MITRE to address some of the nation's most complex security challenges. Working in partnership with the U.S. Department of War (DoW), interagency organizations, and international partners, the CE will help apply advanced technologies, engineering expertise, and mission-driven innovation to real-world operational needs.

The role also requires a strategic perspective to position sponsors to meet evolving threats and long-term defense challenges across the homeland, the Western Hemisphere, and the global strategic environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

The N558 Department Chief Engineer (CE) is a Senior Principal Engineering position responsible for partnering with the Department Manager and Project Leaders to ensure the execution of a high-quality, high-impact technical work program that achieves sponsor mission outcomes. The CE serves as a key member of the NORAD/NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and STRATCOM Leadership Team and works closely with N550 Division leadership to guide the technical direction, quality, and impact of current work;

shape future opportunities; and support workforce growth and development.

The CE collaborates with Project Leaders across the department, providing technical leadership, strategic guidance, and significant individual contributions to advance capability development, innovation, and mission impact. The position is accountable for leading the Department's Technical Quality Program, participating in deliverable reviews, and partnering across MITRE National Security (MNS), MITRE Public Sector (MPS), and MITRE Technology and Engineering (MTE) to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of N558's delivery to sponsors.

The CE is also responsible for establishing and sustaining strategic partnerships within MITRE and with external organizations to strengthen workforce capabilities, enhance technical quality, and leverage MITRE's full range of expertise and resources in support of solving sponsors' most challenging problems.

Highly competitive candidates will possess a broad and deep technical background, demonstrated record of technical leadership, strategic thinking, growing technical staff, and mission impact ideally for Joint programs and efforts.

Chief Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

* Advance MITRE's Strategy, Vision, and Mission:
Translate MITRE's strategy, vision, and mission into technical direction, execution priorities, and measurable outcomes that deliver mission impact.

* Drive Strategic Outcomes:
Partner with organizational and sponsor leadership to shape, refine, and execute sponsor, corporate, and functional strategies, ensuring technical efforts align with enterprise and mission priorities.

* Define and Oversee the Right Work:
Lead the development, prioritization, and oversight of the technical work program, ensuring work is mission
-driven, technically sound, innovative, and aligned with sponsor needs and MITRE objectives.

* Develop and Empower Our People:
Build technical talent by identifying mentoring, coaching, and developing staff; foster an inclusive, high
-performing environment that enables growth, collaboration,…