Mission Systems Engineer – National Security & MBSE

Mitre Corporation; Canberra; On-site; AUD 208,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Australia seeks an experienced Systems Engineer who will contribute to national security missions through systems, mission, and digital engineering. You will engage with sponsors and technical teams to translate mission needs into rigorous analyses and architectures.

The role emphasizes MBSE, model-based approaches, and collaboration across Australian and U.S. teams, with opportunities for technical leadership and ongoing professional growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• Typically 3+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Ability to translate mission needs into structured technical approaches.
• Experience producing engineering artifacts, analyses, models, or requirements.
• Strong technical communication across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to systems engineering, mission engineering, digital engineering, architecture, analysis, interoperability, and technology integration activities.
• Develop and review engineering artifacts including requirements, architectures, interfaces, traceability, models, and risk assessments.
• Apply MBSE and digital engineering methods using SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw, and related tools.
• Collaborate with sponsors and stakeholders to translate mission needs into actionable technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical quality reviews.

Skills

Systems engineering

Mission engineering

MBSE

SysML

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Cameo/MagicDraw

architecture modeling environments

modeling and simulation

Job description

MITRE Australia seeks an experienced Systems Engineer who will contribute to national security missions through systems, mission, and digital engineering. You will engage with sponsors and technical teams to translate mission needs into rigorous analyses and architectures.

The role emphasizes MBSE, model-based approaches, and collaboration across Australian and U.S. teams, with opportunities for technical leadership and ongoing professional growth in a supportive environment.