Associate Systems Engineer​/Data Scientist

Associate Systems Engineer / Data Scientist – MITRE

Why choose between meaningful work and a fulfilling life? At MITRE you can have both. MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, tackling the nation’s toughest challenges in cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. Our workplace reflects our values and offers competitive benefits, exceptional professional development, and a culture that embraces innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.

The System Engineering Analytics Department seeks a motivated, creative Data Scientist to apply cutting‑edge tools and techniques to challenging problems facing the U.S. government. This position combines Systems Engineering with Data Analytics to build end‑to‑end analytic pipelines and provide strategic insights that have lasting impact.

• Apply data analytics to real‑world problems.
• Develop research questions and test hypotheses with open‑ended tasking.
• Work with a spectrum of government sponsors to understand their challenges, evaluate solutions, and conduct actionable analysis.
• Support development and application of analytical models, adapting and learning as needed.
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner understandable by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise.

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and work experience.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets.
• Experience with analytic tools such as Python, SAS, MATLAB, JavaScript, R, Java.
• Data visualization tools such as Tableau, Quick Sight, Power
  
  BI, etc.
• Ability to formulate complex algorithms and processes to solve data problems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Minimum of 50% hybrid on‑site.

• Active U.S. Government clearance.
• Experience with databases (Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Mongo
  
  DB).
• Software development experience in a shared environment using tools such as GIT.
• Full‑stack development experience (HTML, JS, NodeJS, SQL, Python, etc.).

• None required on initial application.
• Candidate must obtain, within one year of hire, a Secret clearance.

$80,000 – $120,000 annual.

Hybrid.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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