International Intelligence Partnerships

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The Systems and Operations Department (L626) within MITRE’s Systems Engineering Division in the Center for Engineering and Analysis delivers innovative, mission-focused solutions using a multidisciplinary systems engineering approach to address sponsor challenges critical to national security missions. Our core focus areas include mission integration, lifecycle systems engineering, and acquisition systems engineering. Our teams develop, assess, and transition engineering solutions, provide strategic technical vision, and deliver data-informed recommendations that enable sponsor mission success from tactical through enterprise levels.

The Systems and Operations Department is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support government sponsor mission needs across complex and evolving national security environments. The selected candidate will provide principal-level technical and strategic leadership for international intelligence partnerships, leading cross-functional MITRE teams to translate sponsor and partner priorities into integrated, secure, and interoperable capabilities.

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Lead systems engineering efforts focused on interoperability, data sharing, and mission integration across U.S. and allied/partner nation systems, with a deep understanding of coalition operational concept
• Apply systems engineering methods across the capability lifecycle, including mission analysis, concept development, architecture definition, requirements development, integration, verification planning, deployment readiness, and technical transition
• Translate sponsor priorities and partner mission needs into mutually beneficial capability roadmaps, engagement plans, and work program opportunities, including scoped concepts, sequenced activities, measurable outcomes, and transition paths.
• Develop and maintain in-depth understanding of the NRO Systems Engineering Division international partnership portfolios, including strategy, organization, leadership, investments, authorities, and issues; identify partner-specific challenges that can be addressed by MITRE; and provide informational updates to the broader N970:
  Global Intelligence leadership team.
• Identify and address “gaps and seams” in architectures, interfaces, and processes between U.S. and allied capabilities, driving solutions that improve combined operational effectiveness and resilience
• Develop and manage complex system-of-systems architectures that account for differing doctrine, policy, security constraints, and technical standards among U.S. and coalition partners
• Maintain awareness of MITRE's current and planned work supporting international intelligence partners and identify opportunities to connect related efforts, reuse proven methods, and reduce duplication.
• Lead coordinated assessment efforts with cross-functional MITRE contributors to…