Principal Systems Engineer: Coalition Interoperability Lead

MITRE; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical and strategic leadership for international intelligence partnerships. You will guide cross-functional teams to translate sponsor priorities into integrated, secure, and interoperable capabilities across the U.S.

and allied systems. You will lead governance, roadmap development, and program opportunities while mentoring junior engineers and representing MITRE in partner forums.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship required
• Experience leading coordination among multiple government organizations, sponsors, technical teams, and mission partners
• Ability to translate complex technical, operational, policy, and acquisition issues into clear recommendations for technical and nontechnical audiences
• Experience working on-site in the Northern Virginia area and willingness to travel internationally as needed
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering efforts focused on interoperability, data sharing, and mission integration across U.S. and allied/partner nation systems
• Apply systems engineering methods across the capability lifecycle from analysis to deployment readiness
• Translate sponsor priorities into capability roadmaps, engagement plans, and work program opportunities
• Mentor junior engineers and cross-functional teams on coalition engineering practices
• Represent MITRE at bilateral and multilateral forums and partner engagements to capture requirements and trends
• Plan regular sponsor engagements to support international strategy and investment roadmaps
• Identify gaps and seams in architectures and drive cross-functional solutions

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Executive briefing

Cross-agency collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

PhD preferred

Job description

MITRE is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical and strategic leadership for international intelligence partnerships. You will guide cross-functional teams to translate sponsor priorities into integrated, secure, and interoperable capabilities across the U.S.

and allied systems. You will lead governance, roadmap development, and program opportunities while mentoring junior engineers and representing MITRE in partner forums.