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MITRE · 5 days ago

Air & Space Forces Center Chief Engineer

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$226K/yr - $340K/yr

15+ years exp

MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to solving the toughest challenges facing the nation. The Air & Space Forces Center Chief Engineer will lead technical initiatives, ensure high-quality standards, and drive mission impact through collaboration and strategic planning.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNon ProfitQuantum ComputingSaaS

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead A&SFC Center program development and special initiative (PDSI) investment decisions in collaboration with the A&SFC VP and division leaders to achieve the objectives of Division/Center strategies

Drive crosscutting solutions through participation in NSEC Capstone and MNS/crosscutting PDSI investment decisions to achieve the objectives of NSEC/Sector/MITRE priority strategies

Drive innovative and disruptive solutions through the generation of a strong demand signal to shape the MITRE Innovation Program (MIP) strategies. Assure NSEC IR&D transitions high impact research results to NSEC sponsors

Drive development of technical and program capabilities, including identifying new areas to develop and areas to shape out of, and help determine MITRE’s technical and program strengths and weaknesses. Includes strategic planning around the technical and program strategy such as guiding investments or input into platforms across MITRE

Create, implement, and execute a Center-wide technical quality and learning culture that continually strengthens technical quality in partnership with other counterparts across MITRE

Independently review, assess, shape, and potentially stop delivery of critical products

Drive technical quality and lead the development of technical quality standards within a mission function/technical specialty and across a mission/technical area

Provide input on the quality of goals and operationalization of the good growth strategy in partnership with business and people leadership, including the quality of staff hired, staff development, and training initiatives necessary to ensure appropriate technical quality is achieved

Drive MITRE and the sponsor/partner to new heights of mission impact with urgency

Ensure that individual projects are driving change at a technical and mission level

Provide input into Mission Value Chains (MVCs) at the appropriate organizational level while partnering with project leaders to ensure the project itself is poised for success at inception

Enhance MITRE’s external brand and achieve broader impact in key external communities

Lead the A&SFC Chief Engineer Council consisting of Chief Engineers across the Center

Mentor staff and leaders, and be able, as needed, to supervise senior principal technical staff as a work leader or direct supervisor

Contribute to staff development, talent assessment, and planning (hiring, mentoring, and training needs), including senior staff across Centers

Participate in defining desired culture across MITRE and the development of cultural initiatives to meet the desired culture

Identify crosscutting mission outcomes across divisions, centers, and sectors and drive increases in effectiveness and efficiency through strategic coordination and joint execution

Create a professional network with peers across industry, FFRDCs, UARCs, National Labs, and academia to create opportunities for increased impact through partnerships

Lead cross-organizational strategic and technical initiatives with notable complexity, potentially involving visibility with MITRE’s Board of Trustees

Partner with A&SFC Operations team to measure performance against strategic objectives

Qualification

Systems engineeringSystems integrationTechnical leadershipSTEM degreeStrategic planningMentoringCollaboration

Required

Requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in a STEM domain; or 12 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 10 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

A minimum of 10 years of leadership experience leading teams in technical domains

Leadership experience at the senior staff level within a division or center level and with proven track record of technical leadership

Demonstrated ability to build and shape a technical work program through collaborative and effective partnership with other divisions, and MITRE Labs

Enterprise or systems engineering experience, especially owning the technical baseline and model-based systems engineering

Knowledge of systems integration and its complexities

TS Clearance with ability to receive an SCI

This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Preferred

Post-graduate degree in applicable discipline and 15 years of related experience; Doctorate degree preferred

Demonstrated technical leadership in relevant technical domains with a national reputation in at least one critical capability area

Past or present service on technical or science advisory boards

Leadership of high-level red/blue teams and other independent technical/program assessments

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth

Company

MITRE

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The MITRE Corporation is working to solve some of the nation’s biggest challenges in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, homeland security, the judiciary and transportation.

Founded in 1958

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees