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MITRE · 1 day ago

Division Chief Engineer, National Intelligence Division (Intelligence Center)

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$213K/yr - $319K/yr

15+ years exp

MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation committed to tackling the nation's toughest challenges. The Division Chief Engineer (DCE) for the National Intelligence Division will serve as the senior technical leader responsible for ensuring technically rigorous solutions in support of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNon ProfitQuantum ComputingSaaS

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior technical authority for all NID work, ensuring technical rigor, analytic excellence, and mission relevance

Shape the Division’s technical strategy, ensuring alignment to ODNI priorities, national-level intelligence needs, and MITRE’s enterprise capabilities

Provide executive-level technical counsel to ODNI mission centers and directorates, including issues related to intelligence collection and analysis, data and architecture modernization, emerging technology, strategic foresight, and research test and evaluation

Identify emerging mission and technology trends and ensure NID is positioned to address them with foresight, innovation, and credibility

Lead technical reviews, sponsor deliverable assessments, and Division-wide quality assurance processes

Ensure consistent application of tradecraft, engineering standards, T&E methodologies, and analytic best practices

Guide complex, high-consequence work and ensure that NID efforts contribute meaningfully to ODNI’s enterprise missions and national decision-making

Drive technical integration across MITRE divisions, labs, FFRDC capabilities, and innovation centers to strengthen ODNI’s enterprise solutions

Facilitate cross-sponsor architectures, pilots, and prototypes that enable ODNI to leverage emerging technologies effectively

Promote reuse, shared technical frameworks, and cross-agency standards that strengthen intelligence integration and reduce duplication across the IC

Engage directly and frequently with senior ODNI leaders on emerging technical challenges, enterprise modernization, and strategic priorities

Represent MITRE as a Distinguished technical leader in IC-wide forums, working groups, and interagency initiatives

Shape problem spaces and influence strategic direction through high-credibility, high-impact technical advice

Develop and mentor a high-caliber technical workforce, ensuring NID maintains the required depth and breadth of analytic, engineering, and T&E expertise

Shape talent pipelines, skill development, and succession planning for critical technical areas

Promote a collaborative, inclusive technical culture that models MITRE values and empowers staff to innovate and grow

Advise on the technical content of proposals, program plans, SOWs, and sponsor engagements

Partner with the MD to shape the Division’s work program and ensure technical feasibility, quality, and mission value

Support revenue, delivery, and performance objectives through technical insight and strategic guidance

Qualification

Multi-source intelligence analysisResearch testEvaluationData strategyArchitectureIntelligence systems engineeringActive TS/SCI clearanceEmerging technologiesIC policyGovernanceTeam integrationTechnical leadershipCommunication skills

Required

Minimum of 15 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; 12 years with a master's degree; 10 years with a PhD; or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Deep technical expertise with ODNI mission requirements in areas such as: Multi-source intelligence analysis and tradecraft, Research test and evaluation (T&E), Data strategy and architecture, Intelligence systems engineering, Emerging technologies and analytic modernization, IC policy, governance, or enterprise integration

Demonstrated experience providing senior-level technical leadership for complex mission needs directly supporting ODNI missions

Proven ability to deliver high-consequence technical outcomes and oversee large-scale analytic, engineering, or T&E efforts to ODNI

Successful record of building trust and influencing senior ODNI sponsors

Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to senior leaders

Demonstrated ability to integrate efforts across diverse teams, organizations, and mission areas

Active TS/SCI with current CI Polygraph

This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site

Preferred

Current MITRE Project or Task Leader delivering technical development, system engineering, or requirements managements for an active program

Demonstrated leadership of technical programs delivering innovative or game-changing capabilities to the IC

Experience shaping IC-wide modernization initiatives, enterprise architectures, or cross-agency technical frameworks

Demonstrated ability to lead technical foresight, assess emerging technologies, or develop future-oriented analytic approaches

Advanced graduate degree in engineering, computer science, physical sciences, mathematics, intelligence studies, or related national security fields

Recognized thought leadership within the IC or defense community

Company

MITRE

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