Principal C5ISRT Operations and Policy

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE seeks a senior technical leader for the C5ISRT mission space within the N223 department. The role focuses on operational expertise in kinetic and non-kinetic technologies, engaging government sponsors, and shaping MITRE work to accelerate integration of advanced solutions for warfighter needs.

The position requires active TS/SCI clearance, strong communication, and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, high-security environment across government and MITRE teams in the Washington, DC

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years with a Master’s; or PhD with 5 years of experience.
• Experience with TS/SCI clearance.
• Proven leadership in kinetic and non-kinetic technology solutions for C5ISRT operations.
• Track record of delivering relevant, impactful technical products in a team setting.
• Ability to recruit, organize, supervise, and motivate technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as operational subject-matter expert and strategic work shaper for C5ISRT efforts.
• Lead government sponsor engagement and MITRE project delivery.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables with peer reviews and proper archiving.
• Collaborate across MITRE and government to align warfighting systems with agile processes.
• Work in classified spaces (TS/SCI) and coordinate with government facilities.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Communication

Team motivation

Problem solving

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

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 Research & Advanced Capabilities Development (N223) Department seeks an accomplished, proactive individual capable of serving as an operational subject-matter expert and strategic work shaper for MITRE’s work with government officials specifically focused on advancing technology solutions in the C5ISRT (command, control, communications, computer, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting) mission space. The N223 department leverages MITRE’s broad and deep technical bench to identify, evaluate, and accelerate technology solutions to priority Warfighter mission needs, with a work portfolio spanning the core organizations within the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research & Engineering: Science & Technology, Critical Technologies, and Mission Capabilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position would bring operational subject-matter expertise in non-kinetic and kinetic options intersecting with the C5ISRT technical domain to assist MITRE projects with accelerating integration solutions to fill gaps. In addition, this individual is expected to work in collaboration with the government sponsors of our work and MITRE’s technical talent to identify and help shape MITRE work for the Department of War’s C5ISRT mission needs, to include in contested environments in a diversity of operations and mission types. This can be through advancing specific solutions or developing and piloting processes and tools for advancing commercial technology solutions. The work will span operational efficacy evaluation, operational gap analysis, mission engineering, and aligning emerging warfighting systems to agile acquisition process. Work is performed at a minimum at the TS/SCI level, and this position requires significant (50% or more) time in-person in classified spaces at the MITRE site and/or government facilities in the Washington D.C. area. Responsibilities include:

• Being a MITRE interface to the government sponsors of the work: build/maintain trusted relationships with key government leaders and stakeholders.
• Leading by example: personally contribute to (or lead the development of) one or more high impact MITRE deliverables; maintain long-term professional self-development to become/remain a credible MITRE voice on C5ISRT operations and policy, and threats across a diversity of mission types
• Establishing high quality of MITRE deliverables, in consultation with the relevant MITRE project and N223 department leadership: ensure delivered products lead to successful, impactful government outcomes; review project deliverables and ensure appropriate peer review; and archive and appropriately share key deliverables.
• Bringing MITRE to bear for the project’s sponsors: Support relevant strategic initiatives of MITRE and the Division/Department; and build partnerships between your work and other MITRE work programs, including our internal research & development program.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience working at TS/SCI, to include a recent SCI eligibility determination.
• Demonstrated leadership in kinetic and non-kinetic technology solutions related to C5ISRT-related operational problems, to include cyber operations, electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum operations, navigation warfare, space technologies, advanced sensors technologies, hard target intelligence analysis, and other relevant areas.
• Consistent track record of generating relevant, impactful product deliverables (including definition, completion, and technical quality), in a team setting.
• Ability to recruit, organize, supervise, and motivate teams of technical staff to execute task objectives.
• Strong critical thinking, analytic, and problem-solving skills – comfortable working in dynamic settings where task objectives may evolve or need to be shaped, or creative solutions to task impediments must be identified.
• Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills, with the ability to write technical reports, present briefings, and persuasively speak to audiences of all backgrounds, including executives or senior customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment, establish and leverage a diverse professional network, and integrate contributions from a variety of resources (people, tools, organizations).
• Must have an active Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with technology prototyping and transitioning to DoW warfighters, to include special forces operators.
• Active TS/SCI

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

Top Secret

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

Top Secret/SCI

Salary compensation range and midpoint

$161,600 - $202,000 - $242,400 Annual

Work Location Type

Onsite

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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