Senior Complex Systems Modeler (Onsite; TS/SCI)

Mitre Corporation; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s Complex Systems Department (L644) seeks a motivated Complex Systems Modeler to apply modeling, operational analysis, and applied research to national security, healthcare, and transportation challenges. You will work with government sponsors to develop causal models and deploy analytic tools that inform policy and action.

You will join a collaborative team, use a variety of modeling approaches, and communicate results clearly to non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field or 3 years with a Masters, or a PhD with relevant experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate rigorous models based on loosely defined questions and requirements.
• Demonstrated expertise in agent-based, discrete event, system dynamics, or ML modeling for complex systems.
• Applied experience in modeling and analysis of spatiotemporal datasets.
• Experience manipulating large datasets with Python, R, SAS, MATLAB, Java, or C++.
• Experience visualizing multi-dimensional data with Tableau, ggplot2, Plotly, matplotlib, seaborn, or D3.js.
• Ability to apply and modify algorithms to solve challenging problems.
• Must be eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance; U.S. Citizen.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days on-site.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and develop models and simulations of complex dynamic systems.
• Develop research questions and test hypotheses with open-ended tasks.
• Collaborate with government sponsors to understand challenges and evaluate solutions.
• Develop analytic models to sponsor challenges and adapt in fast-paced environments.
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner for diverse audiences.
• Stay current on open-source, industry, academia, and US Government techniques for modeling, data visualization, and engineering.
• Take initiative in owning aspects of your work and collaborate with teammates.

Skills

Modeling and simulation

Agent-based modeling

Discrete event modeling

System dynamics

Statistical modeling

Spatiotemporal data

Python

R

SAS

MATLAB

Java

C++

Data visualization

Tableau

ggplot2

Plotly

D3.js

Top Secret/SCI clearance

US citizenship

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's degree or PhD in related field

Tools

Tableau

ggplot2

Plotly

matplotlib

seaborn

D3.js

Job description

MITRE’s Complex Systems Department (L644) seeks a motivated Complex Systems Modeler to apply modeling, operational analysis, and applied research to national security, healthcare, and transportation challenges. You will work with government sponsors to develop causal models and deploy analytic tools that inform policy and action.

You will join a collaborative team, use a variety of modeling approaches, and communicate results clearly to non-technical audiences.