Principal SATCOM Test & Evaluation Engineer

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MITRE’s N114 Resilient Warfighter Space Services Department is committed to ensuring resilient space capabilities that enable joint war fighting across all domains. By combining operational understanding, technical excellence, and cross-enterprise collaboration, our team conducts research, systems engineering, analysis, and prototyping to provide senior government leaders with data-driven insights that strengthen national security space capabilities. Our portfolio focuses on resilient Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), advancing innovative solutions that enhance the effectiveness and resilience of joint warfighters across all domains.

Roles & Responsibilities :

The N114 Department seeks an experienced systems engineer with a Test and Evaluation background to serve as the primary sponsor engagement and technical lead for Space Systems Command’s System Delta 88 (SYD 88) S10 sponsors. As part of the Space Capabilities Division, the selected candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to the government and work with sponsors, project leaders, and a multidisciplinary team of engineers and subject matter experts.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of SATCOM and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) mission systems. As the primary interface and trusted advisor to the government, the selected candidate will assess SATCOM test and integration activities and deliver technical products that strengthen the SATCOM enterprise.

Responsibilities may include some or all of the following:

Lead and sustain strategic S10 sponsor engagement through cross-organizational collaboration across MITRE Perform systems engineering and test & evaluation activities for SATCOM and NC3-related systems and subsystems

Support system integration, verification, validation, and operational assessment activities across the system lifecycle

Collaborate across software, hardware, network, mechanical, and reliability engineering disciplines to solve complex technical problems

Identify integration risks, interoperability gaps, and communications challenges across system elements

Develop technical recommendations and concise leadership-level summaries of complex engineering issues

Contribute to strategic technical planning and mission-focused innovation efforts

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

Demonstrated experience in system test and evaluation methodologies and practices

Broad systems engineering experience spanning concept development, requirements definition, system integration, verification, and validation activities

Understanding of satellite communication system segments and SATCOM architectures

Experience collaborating…