Senior Systems Engineer, National Security & GEOINT

Mitre Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Corporation is seeking qualified Systems Engineer applicants to support NGA’s Sensor Integration Program Management Office in McLean, VA. The role focuses on reducing integration risk, aligning decisions across programs, and shaping the long-term evolution of the ground enterprise.

Ideal candidates combine technical depth with enterprise perspective, curiosity, and the ability to bring structure to high-consequence national security challenges.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 10+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years with a Master’s; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field with 10 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar mission problems and translate them into technical approaches.
• Strong systems thinking and analytical problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Frame complex or ambiguous mission and systems-engineering problems that span multiple programs, systems, and TCPED functions.
• Assess mission needs, operational concepts, architectures, interfaces, data flows, and technical alternatives across end-to-end mission threads.
• Identify capability gaps, cross-program dependencies, interoperability constraints, technical risks, and opportunities to improve enterprise mission performance.
• Translate technical and mission analysis into clear, evidence-based recommendations, decision options, and capability roadmaps for government leaders.

Skills

Systems thinking

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Vendor-neutral advisory

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field

PhD in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field

Job description

MITRE Corporation is seeking qualified Systems Engineer applicants to support NGA’s Sensor Integration Program Management Office in McLean, VA. The role focuses on reducing integration risk, aligning decisions across programs, and shaping the long-term evolution of the ground enterprise.

Ideal candidates combine technical depth with enterprise perspective, curiosity, and the ability to bring structure to high-consequence national security challenges.