Systems Integration, Verification, and Validation Engineer Jobs

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Tampa, FL Top Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $121,200 - $151,500

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Department Summary:

MITRE Technology and Engineering's (MTE) Systems Engineering Division delivers innovative, multidisciplinary systems engineering solutions that support MITRE and its diverse sponsor base. The division is a leader across government, industry, and academia in advancing next-generation systems engineering and applying best practices to complex national security and public sector challenges. Its technical expertise includes:

• Mission, Enterprise, and Domain Engineering
• Systems Engineering, Architecting, and Lifecycle Integration
• Digital Engineering, Prototyping, and Modernization
• Architecture, Interfaces, and Open Systems
• Performance Analysis, Test, and Evaluation
• AI-Enabled Systems Engineering

The division applies these capabilities across sponsors to address broad national challenges, integrate lessons learned across domains, and continuously strengthen MITRE's impact and differentiated value in systems engineering.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Systems Engineering Division is seeking a Systems Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V) Engineer to support the Program Executive Office for Special Operations Forces Digital Applications (PEO SDA) Program Manager for Unmanned System Autonomy and Interoperability (UxSAI). In this role, you will plan, coordinate, and support integration and test activities to evaluate autonomous system software and hardware performance against mission needs.

You will provide objective engineering insight across verification and validation events - drawing upon MITRE's expertise in Digital Engineering and AI-enabled SE - to define test scope, developing documentation, supporting execution, and analyzing results. The role involves close collaboration with Government stakeholders, Test Directors, and cross-functional teams to ensure technical alignment, readiness, and effective coordination. Additionally, you will maintain an independent understanding of system architectures, interfaces, and operational concepts to assess performance, identify risks, and inform system design improvements.

Responsibilities include contributing to engineering reviews, configuration control activities, and technical decision-making through analysis, modeling, and structured assessments. You will also support post-event analysis, develop After Action Reports, and provide recommendations to enhance system capability, interoperability, and lifecycle sustainment.

Selected candidates will demonstrate the following:

• Domain/Technical Competence. Strong familiarity in one or more of the following areas: (1) Systems Architecture, (2) Modeling and Simulation, (3) Digital Engineering, (4) Systems of Systems Engineering (5) Operational Planning.
• Leadership. Ability to partner closely with Special Operations Forces (SOF) program team to deliver technical solutions for SOF missions. You will oversee the technical integrity of systems modernization and architecture for SOF-specific tasks while ensuring these efforts align with MITRE's organizational goals.
• Interpersonal Skills. Ability to partner with both senior military leaders and action officers to identify tactical, operational, and strategic challenges; and communicate task goals and impacts clearly and effectively.
• Collaboration. A commitment to developing a robust network across MITRE and the broader professional community. You will leverage MITRE MTE, MITRE Platforms, and other internal capabilities to provide FFRDC-differentiated value to the sponsor, while disseminating technical products and lessons learned back across the MITRE enterprise.
• Senior Engagements. Comfort and professionalism when engaging with senior military leaders, engineers, and commercial executives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer…