Lead Fires Systems Engineer; Joint and Services Center

Position: Lead Fires Systems Engineer (Joint and Services Center)
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The Pacific Regional Operations Department (N554) works with the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) and the Military Service Components on-island to inform warfighter requirements and Concepts of Operation (CONOPS), and provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems acquisition, engineering, and integration support to the Department of War (DOW) and U.S. Allies in the Pacific Theater. N554 is a dynamic and forward leaning organization that provides direct connections to warfighters.

These direct connections allow staff to monitor and participate in current operations and exercises. A key output of this access is the ability to inform technology innovation and capability analysis with operational domain expertise. N554 operational depth and warfighter access has generated considerable expertise in the development and analysis of CONOPS, mission threads, use cases, and operational requirements. The Department establishes links between DoW sponsors and Coalition Partner development activities.

N554 is on the cutting edge of current operations and is a major thought leader in force modernization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Indo-Pacific Regional Operations Department (N254) within MITRE’s Joint and Services Center is seeking to fill Systems Engineering positions for MITRE’s project with US Pacific Command (USPACOM) located at Camp Smith, Hawaii. The Lead Fires Systems Engineer is responsible for providing MITRE’s primary interface to USPACOM PACOM and the Service Components for fires efforts to further implementation of the Integrated Joint Fires Center (IJFC) and supporting initiatives.

Specific responsibilities include:

Successful candidates will have a strong background working with the Department of Defense coupled with demonstrable experience in one or more of the following technical and/or mission-focused competencies:
1) command & control (C2);
2) Joint / Service Fires;
3) System of System Engineering (M&S);
4) Non-kinetic Effects;.  Specific responsibilities include:

Build and manage sponsor, MITRE, and stakeholder relationships pertaining to USPACOM Fires.

Shape/create cohesive systems engineering development and campaign plan(s) for USPACOM that demonstrates how operational capability is being incrementally demonstrated and matured.

Increase collaboration and coordination on experimentation between USPACOM, the Service Components and the Services from an integrated Joint approach.

Work with supporting functions (e.g. Intel) to develop DOTMLPF-P solutions to theater fires challenges

Collaborate with other government, FFRDC, and MITRE leads and organizations to identify and integrate new technology into theater architectures.

Support the integration of non-kinetic effects, including space and cyber capabilities, into theater fires concepts, planning, and operations.

Inform the development, assessment, and evolution…