NORAD & Usnorthcom Task Lead

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The MITRE NORAD/NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and STRATCOM Department (N558) is seeking an experienced technical and mission leader to support MITRE's NORAD & USNORTHCOM work program. The selected candidate will work closely with the NORAD & USNORTHCOM Project Leader and Deputy Project Leader to integrate work across the portfolio, strengthen sponsor relationships, shape project activities, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and help translate complex mission challenges into actionable MITRE work.

This position is intended for a leader who can operate effectively at the intersection of sponsor engagement, project execution, mission analysis, and technical integration. The successful candidate will bring sufficient systems- and mission-engineering experience to understand and connect technical efforts, but the primary emphasis is on integrating people, projects, mission needs, and MITRE capabilities rather than serving as the portfolio’s principal engineering authority.

• Support the NORAD & USNORTHCOM Project Leader and Deputy Project Leader in planning, integrating, and executing a diverse portfolio of sponsor-funded and internally funded work.
• Partner with sponsor leaders and MITRE teams to understand mission challenges, clarify desired outcomes, and translate sponsor needs into well-defined project tasks and deliverables.
• Integrate activities across multidisciplinary teams and projects, identifying dependencies, gaps, opportunities for collaboration, and areas where MITRE capabilities can be brought together to address cross-cutting mission needs.
• Lead selected project tasks, studies, technical exchanges, or cross-project initiatives requiring coordination among technical staff, operational subject-matter experts, and sponsor stakeholders.
• Apply systems thinking, mission engineering, and structured analytic methods to frame complex mission problems and connect technical work to operational and strategic outcomes.
• Support development of project strategies, work plans, sponsor engagements, technical reviews, briefings, and senior-leader decision products.
• Build and maintain trusted working relationships across NORAD & USNORTHCOM, subordinate and supporting organizations, interagency partners, and relevant MITRE organizations.
• Mentor staff and emerging task leaders and help strengthen collaboration, technical integration, and project leadership across the NORAD & USNORTHCOM team.

• 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. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, systems engineering, computer science, operations research, data science, national security, international relations, public policy, or a related field, with experience…