Tactical Air Dominance Strategic Advisor

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The Tactical Air Dominance (TAD) Department (N151) is transforming warfighter operations by accelerating the fielding of advanced families of weapon systems through digital acquisition, advanced simulation and emulation, resilient communications, and autonomy experimentation. Our work advances the U.S. Air Force Air Superiority mission by enabling warfighters to execute current and emerging kill chains effectively in highly contested environments. We value deep technical and operational expertise, a mission-focused mindset, and the ability to connect advanced capability acquisition directly to warfighters, analysts, and end users.

The TAD Strategic Advisor will be accountable for delivering innovative, high-impact, and high-quality solutions to critical mission challenges. The role will collaborate across tasks, projects, departments, divisions, and MITRE Technology & Engineering (MTE) to shape and synchronize related work across multiple sponsors, ensuring complementary efforts are aligned toward shared mission outcomes. Working closely with group leaders, chief engineers, and department managers, the Strategic Advisor will help attract, develop, and align top talent with the expertise needed to address TAD’s most critical mission challenges.

As a member of the leadership team, the Strategic Advisor will also help shape and evolve N151 Department and N150 Division strategy, identify emerging opportunities and initiatives, and lead activities that advance the organization’s strategic direction and mission impact. The role also requires close coordination with complementary efforts beyond TAD’s organic work program, including C3BM, the F-35 Enterprise, USAF Firefly Digital Engineering initiatives, and external partners such as UDRI and other regional industry organizations.

Through these engagements, the Strategic Advisor will strengthen integration across the broader mission ecosystem and help translate MITRE’s technical and operational expertise into enduring mission outcomes.

• Partner with Department and Division leadership to develop, align, and execute TAD strategic outcomes, priorities, and associated work programs.
• Build and sustain trusted senior-level relationships across sponsors and stakeholders, in coordination with Department Managers (DMs), Project Leaders (PLs), Chief Engineers (CEs), and other MITRE leaders, to understand mission priorities and maximize MITRE impact.
• Develop and evolve outcome strategies and implementation plans that integrate sponsor needs, differentiate MITRE’s contributions, and drive measurable mission impact.
• Serve as the technical, analytic, and policy focal point for TAD outcome areas, connecting mission needs with relevant technical, operational, and domain expertise across MITRE.
• Shape the TAD work program through an entrepreneurial approach,…