Associate Data Scientist

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is seeking an Associate Data Scientist to advance data science, analytics, and modeling across national security, cybersecurity, health, and defense domains. You will contribute to enterprise and systems‑of‑systems analyses, leveraging Python, MATLAB, and MBSE/Digital Engineering concepts to support mission needs and sponsor requirements.

The role emphasizes growth in analytics, modeling, and systems engineering within a collaborative, on‑site team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• Familiarity with Python and MATLAB.
• Familiarity with MBSE and Digital Engineering concepts.
• Experience with statistical analysis and data modeling.
• Willingness to learn new tools in government sponsor environments.
• On-site work requirement: minimum 3 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Use data science, quantitative methods, and mission engineering to identify impactful areas for MITRE.
• Apply Data Science, ML, Data Analytics, MBSE, Digital Engineering, Mission Engineering, and modeling to assess needs and gaps.
• Evaluate architectures and approaches using qualitative and quantitative techniques; explore trade‑offs.
• Develop metrics and analytical methods to measure system data properties like robustness and interoperability.
• Support requirements management, interface management, and architecture change processes.
• Perform data analysis, modeling, and system design including software development and modernization.
• Collaborate across sponsors and projects in small-to-large teams.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science, CS, mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, or related field

Tools

MBSE concepts

Digital Engineering concepts

Job description

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future.

MITRE’s Systems Performance and Evaluation Department is charged to solve some of our nation's most critical challenges in delivering services to citizens throughout defense and intelligence, aviation, homeland security, the judiciary, healthcare, and cybersecurity domains.

Job Description:

This is an opportunity for an Associate Data Scientist with an interest in advancing and applying innovative data science and analytical techniques to help solve some of our nation's most critical challenges. We are looking for highly motivated, adaptive, and self-directed candidates with motivation to join our technical workforce, expand their technical skills and capabilities, and grow our work supporting the development and deployment of nationally important solutions through Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Systems Architecture and Requirements Engineering, and System‑of‑Systems and Systems Thinking practices.

As an Associate Data Scientist, you will leverage and grow your analytical, mathematical, data science, and systems engineering expertise to support the analysis, design, implementation, and integration of enterprise systems and systems‑of‑systems, as well as mission analysis for federal agencies.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Using your understanding of data science, systems and mission engineering, quantitative methods, and an awareness of sponsor needs to determine areas where MITRE can have an impact
• Applying modern methods and tools such as Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Mission Engineering, and Mathematical Modeling to assess capability needs, requirements, architecture, designs, performance constraints and gaps, proposed changes, and verification and test approaches
• Evaluating and comparing alternative architectures and approaches using qualitative and quantitative techniques; exploring large trade‑spaces and analyzing trade‑offs
• Identifying and developing metrics and analytical methods to measure and analyze relevant system and data properties, such as robustness, resiliency, interoperability, quality, and maintainability
• Supporting requirements management, interface management, and architecture change management processes
• Performing data analysis, modeling, and system design and development, including software development, systems modernization, and architecture
• Supporting multiple tasks across several government-sponsored projects in a small‑to‑large‑team environment

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• Familiarity with programming languages and analytical tools such as Python and MATLAB
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Engineering (DE) concepts
• Experience with statistical analysis, data analysis, and modeling
• Interest in complex, multi‑disciplinary data and analytical problems
• Willingness and ability to learn new tools and concepts in a variable environment of government sponsors
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference given to qualified candidates with active clearance
• Advanced degree in related field of study
• Experience with multi‑disciplinary modeling and simulation (physics‑level, engineering‑level and/or socio‑technical‑level)
• Experience with Digital Engineering integration through internship, research, or academic projects

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

None

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

None

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$80,000 - $100,000 - $120,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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