Undersea Warfare Systems Engineer (Joint and Services Center)

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MITRE’s Naval Enterprise and Sea Systems Department delivers innovative concepts, technologies and methodologies that enable current and future Naval superiority. Our Naval work program has a broad and dynamic set of projects that focus on research, systems engineering, agile acquisition, cyber security, experimentation, and prototyping. We are seeking innovative and energetic engineers, technologists, and domain experts to join our talented team in delivering valuable products and capabilities that have high impact on the Navy and our National Security.

Job Description:
 

MITRE is seeking a highly motivated, creative, and self-directed undersea systems engineer to lead systems engineering initiatives across our diverse Navy sponsor base. The successful candidate will be able to communicate mission impact of complex technical capabilities to senior government and MITRE stakeholders to shape and influence program objectives. Primary job responsibilities include work in one or more of the following areas: 

• Full spectrum undersea warfare related command, control, and combat systems
• Full spectrum undersea threat systems
• Joint and Maritime Undersea Operations and Intelligence Analysis

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically, Bachelor’s degree in or equivalent education in Intelligence Analysis, Undersea Communications, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity with 10 years of relevant experience in Undersea Warfare Acoustics Analysis, or a related field; or 8 years and an MS or a PhD with 5 years of experience, or related discipline with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job
• Strong technical foundation in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, computer engineering, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• Experience with one or more of the following: combat system, communication system, sensing systems, and /or weapon system design and employment for undersea warfare.
• Experience working with the US intelligence community
• Excellent problem solving, communication, and technical writing skills.
• Excellent balance of technical and people skills and ability to communicate technical information to people of all levels.
• Experience with operational requirement identification, fostering innovation and managing system technology integration.
• Active Top Secret/SCI level security clearance.
• Willing to work within a secure facility - a significant portion of the candidate's tasks may be restricted from remote work.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS and/or PhD in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, computer engineering, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• Operational experience in the undersea warfare domain.
• Expertise in communicating mission impact of complex technical concepts and capabilities to senior government stakeholders
• Research and development experience on one or more of the following areas: undersea command, control, and communications, weapon systems, or sensing systems
• Eligibility to obtain SAP security clearance.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

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