Lead Systems Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Lead Systems Engineer with Security Clearance
Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do.

The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership.

If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. Are you looking for a great opportunity to grow your career, apply your technical skills, and gain experience being embedded with US military staff conducting operations in the Pacific? Are you flexible, adaptable, and hungry for challenges? MITRE works to solve the most challenging national and international security problems across the Globe by partnering with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to apply advanced capabilities to real world operational needs in the near-term while also strategically positioning the DoD to address critical longer-term challenges.

MITRE is looking for energetic and talented people to join our team working across our sponsors in the U.S. Indo-Pacific and the US to solve critical sponsor challenges for a safer world. We have a current opening with our team in Hawaii working across the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), the air component to the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). The ideal timing for candidate relocation for this position is February-March 2026, with a tour length of 3 years (with possible assignment extensions).

This is a Lead Engineer level position, but more senior staff will also be considered on a case-by-case basis. Although staff relocation is not expected to occur until late winter/early spring 2026, this role has an immediate need and selected staff would be eligible to start in the role once selected.

Roles & Responsibilities :
The All-Domain Integration Department (N174) within MITRE's Air and Space Force Center (ASFC) is seeking to fill a Lead Systems Engineering position that would supporting multiple MITRE projects focusing on the systems architecture integration/convergence of PACAF intelligence, surveillance, and recognizance (ISR) and Command and Control (C2) systems with the Department of the Air Force (DAF) modernized IT initiatives. This will require collaborating both CONUS and OCONUS across the Pacific with technical and operational teams to design and implement integrated systems that meet project objectives and stakeholder requirements.

Qualified candidates will have a moderate-to-strong background working with the Department of War coupled with demonstrable experience in one or more of the following technical and/or mission-focused competencies:
1) modernized IT;
2) command & control (C2);
3) data architecture;
4) capability experimentation / testing & evaluation (T&E);
5) intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance (ISR). Selected candidates will also demonstrate the following:
Interpersonal Skills. Provide and support team leadership by partnering closely with both senior military leaders and action officers to identify operational and engineering challenges, potential solutions, and communicate project goals and impacts clearly and effectively. Collaboration. Work within a team environment that leverages a robust network of MITRE and other professional connections to engage and collaborate with engineers and planners, subject matter experts, international program (foreign military sales) specialists, and defense acquisition professionals.

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