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Systems​/Mechanical​/Aerospace Engineer

Job in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listing for: MITRE
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 150000 - 200000 USD Yearly USD 150000.00 200000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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.

Job Description

MITRE’s extensive engagements on hundreds of projects as well as collaborations with industry and academia to develop and apply novel techniques for effective and predictable systems of systems.

Diverse technology is being created at a rapid pace across the world. Our challenge is harnessing that technology to collectively solve problems  to do so, the systems engineering solutions evolve as technology rapidly improves.

Our systems engineering work identifies, nurtures, and promotes use of innovative technologies for solving our sponsors’ and partners’ most challenging problems in transportation, aerospace, cyber, AI, mechanical, defense, health, enterprise business and other systems.

Responsibilities
  • Digital and model‑based engineering
  • System architecting
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Mission and system of systems engineering
  • AI‑enabled systems engineering
  • Agile systems engineering
  • Systems security engineering
  • Mechanical engineering, structural analysis, thermal dynamics
  • Aerospace engineering
  • Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related degree program
  • Knowledge of systems, mechanical or aerospace engineering theory
  • Sustained excellence in academic performance
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience having applied systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or similar learning to an internship or research/lab position
  • Experience in Systems Engineering tools such as:
    Magic Draw, Cameo Enterprise Architecture, Rhapsody, Stella, iThink, Anylogic, Systemitool, or relevant SE design tools.
  • Proven ability to work independently to learn new systems, mechanical, and/or aerospace engineering technologies, techniques, processes, languages, and best practices.
  • Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and/or Unified Modeling Language (UML)
  • Experience with Digital Engineering
  • Experience with Model‑based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Science & Technology (S&T) capability assessments, trade studies, and analysis of alternatives
  • Experience with prototype design
  • CAD
  • Demonstrated interest in serving the public
Clearance

In addition to passing MITRE’s employment background check, you may be submitted for a U.S. Government Security clearance. This is determined by the Department of Defense’s adjudicative guidelines for receiving a clearance, to include U.S. citizenship. Other jobs may require vetting for various levels of agency public trust, fitness, suitability, controlled access, and special programs access determination consistent with the work program to which you are assigned.

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

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

Work Location Type

Hybrid

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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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Benefits

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