Modeling and Simulation Analyst, Lead Security Clearance

Position: Modeling and Simulation Analyst, Lead with Security Clearance
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Department Summary:

This is an opportunity for a Space Modeling & Simulation Analyst to join MITRE's Operations Analysis department. We are a large group of over 60 operations research professionals, including over 20 PhDs, who provide thought leadership on a variety of strategic and technical issues, perform analysis that enable our sponsors to make more effective decisions, lead internal research and development activities to bring new technical capabilities into the public sector, and serve as trusted third-party advisors to government sponsors on a variety of technical topics.

In short, we apply our problem-solving skills to complex interdisciplinary problems that occur within or at the intersection of organizations, operations, and technology. We support sponsor projects across the defense and public sectors including military logistics, radio-spectrum frequency management, health care delivery, cybersecurity analytics, fraud detection, satellite planning, homeland security and civilian aviation. We apply advanced analytic techniques such as longitudinal analysis, large-scale integer programming, meta heuristics, agent-based modeling, reinforcement learning, predictive modeling, mathematical modeling, forecasting, machine learning, optimization, statistics, probability modeling, Bayesian analysis, and different types of simulation to solve the nation's toughest problems.

And our research pushes the boundaries on topics such as complex scheduling, medical image analysis, and identifying changes in data streams. If you are passionate about project-based analytical work in the public interest, you have found the right place.

Roles & Responsibilities :
* Apply advanced analytical and mathematical techniques to make difficult policy and acquisition decisions, to maximize operational effectiveness and efficiency, and achieve highest quality engineering solutions

* Develop high-fidelity models of space systems (satellites, payloads, ground segments) to predict performance, behavior, and mission outcomes under realistic operating conditions.

* Build and run simulations to evaluate system concepts, mission architectures, and trade-offs (cost, performance, risk) before hardware is designed or launched.

* Analyze large volumes of simulation output to identify vulnerabilities, performance limits, and potential failure modes, and recommend design or operational changes.

* Model space environment effects (orbital dynamics, radiation, space weather, debris) and assess their impact on space systems over the mission life cycle.

* Support mission planning and operations by simulating timelines, tasking strategies, and contingencies to inform decision-makers and improve resiliency.

* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (systems engineers, analysts, operators, intelligence professionals) to ensure models are accurate, validated, and aligned with mission needs and security requirements. Basic Qualifications
* Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

* U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance; ability to obtain and maintain additional accesses as required.

* Experience applying…