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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Law Enforcement (LE) and U.S. Coast Guard and Department focuses on operational support across a broad range of mission outcome areas for Homeland Security sponsors. The LE & USCG Department strives to provide excellence in systems engineering, operational modeling, cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, AI/ML data analytics, sensor systems, and terrestrial & satellite communications with an emphasis on both analytical and lab-based experimentation. We are currently seeking a highly motivated candidate to serve as a Senior Systems Engineer supporting our LE sponsors with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and cybersecurity.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in systems engineering to shape requirements, technology assessments, and development and implementation strategies.

• Serve as a key contributor to or leader of dynamic, multi-disciplined teams that develop technical solutions through innovation.

• Independently bring new innovative solutions to sponsor challenges and strategically advocate for new approaches that could impact future acquisitions.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff members to facilitate their understanding of projects and develop their technical proficiency.

• Willingness to travel (up to 20%)

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Knowledge of UAS design principles, including aerodynamics, propulsions systems, and avionics.

• Prior experience working with UAS and/or radar systems.

• Experience in conducting flight tests and evaluating UAS performance and capabilities.

• Proficiency in integration and testing of complex systems, particularly within Department of Defense (DoD) or Law Enforcement environments.

• Strong understanding of cyber-hardening techniques and practices.

• Ability to assess cybersecurity risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.

• Experience in developing technical documentation for system deployment, operation, and sustainment.

• Strong interpersonal skills as well as effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Able to apply technical expertise, operate autonomously, and accept high level tasking.

• Must have an Active Secret U.S. Government security clearance.

• This position requires a minimum of 50% on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current active DoD Top Secret Clearance or DHS Fitness

• A Master’s degree in a relevant technical field, such as Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security, or a similar field.

• Experience with radar propagation analysis and terrain modeling.

• Familiarity with LSTAR radars and their operational environments.

• Experience working with Law Enforcement or Intelligence sponsors.

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

Secret

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

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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