Lead System Engineer, CPE Ground Combat Platforms

MITRE Technical Oriented System Engineer

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The Army Soldier and Weapons Systems Department is seeking a technical oriented, system engineer to supporting the digital engineering and software development for CPE Ground – Combat Platforms and other government organizations. Successful candidates will work closely with senior government civilian and military leaders to define and execute MITRE's work. The candidate must work within a multiple disciplinary development team and work with industry to integrate capabilities, both software and hardware into the platform.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leverage a technical understanding of Digital Engineering (DE), Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), and/or Mission Engineering (ME) to support integration for hardware and software into Combat Platforms for CPE Ground.
• Work within multiple disciplinary development team:
  • Deliver strategy and recommendations to deliver optimal Technical Performance through the application of software engineering principles and best practices
  • Recognize technical challenges and lead engineering activities to deliver appropriate solutions
• Identify and articulate program risks and associated opportunities
• Establish goals and communicate clear expectations and guidance that contribute to highest priority sponsor outcomes
• Establishing strong relationships within the sponsor organization.
• Defining opportunities to collaborate with organizations outside of the sponsor to create a greater mission outcome.

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.
• Technical background in disciplines of relevance in one or more of the following:
  Digital Engineering (DE), Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), and/or Mission Engineering (ME).
• Knowledge of diagramming & modeling knowledge with tools such as Magic Draw/Cameo and/or Visio
• Knowledge of system architecture and system of system architecture such as networks, servers, and applications
• Demonstrated ability and desire to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
• Experience and proven results utilizing systems engineering and modern software best practices.
• Ability to identify gaps and shortfalls in operational performance and propose effective mitigations.
• Demonstrated experience with software development efforts and yielding impactful results at high levels of government and/or industry.
• Proven experience engaging sponsors with successful impacts and outcomes, and establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships
• Established track record in leading the delivery of data-driven technical products with the military war fighting domain, resulting in positive mission impact.
• Demonstrated ability to take risks and lead work with partial insights, and operate effectively autonomously
• Demonstrated ability to build collaboration across organizational units.
• Demonstrates collaboration and communication skills to support individual, team, and customer-related interaction.
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