NC2/NC3 Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

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. If you've spent years working inside NC2/NC3 systems - as a military operator, acquisition professional, or defense contractor - and want to continue shaping the nuclear enterprise from the outside, this role was written for you.

MITRE's Nuclear Enterprise division is looking for leaders with firsthand knowledge of how these systems actually work in practice. You'll bring that operational insight to bear on some of the most consequential modernization challenges in the Air Force today; evaluating future NC3 architectures, defining requirements, and advising senior sponsors on near- and long-term strategy. Your work will directly guide large-scale acquisitions and shape capabilities across the nuclear enterprise. We have immediate openings at MITRE's Bedford, MA location supporting Department of Defense sponsors.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as a multi-discipline systems engineer with a primary focus on the NC2 and NC3 operational domain
• Address operational challenges in nuclear command and control, drawing on your direct mission experience
• Define and evaluate potential NC3 future architectures for near-term implementation and long-term positioning
• Provide leadership and unbiased advice to DoD sponsors across a broad spectrum of issues
• Apply advanced capabilities and technology to real-world operational needs
• Address international security problems in the context of nuclear enterprise modernization

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a Typically 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.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, adapt to evolving sponsor requirements, and deliver in ambiguous environments
• Strong communication skills with experience briefing senior military or civilian leadership
• Must have an active Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI w/SAP 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

• Prior assignment at a Combatant Command or Joint Staff level (STRATCOM, AFGSC, OSD, DTRA, or similar)
• Familiarity with NC3 systems and programs such as NAOC, AEHF, E-6B TACAMO, or related survivable communications architectures
• Experience with DoD acquisition regulations, JROC/requirements processes, or NC3 modernization programs
• Prior leadership experience in a technical or operational context
• Familiarity with MITRE's existing nuclear enterprise work 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):
SAP, Top Secret/SCI Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$162,400 - $203,000 - $243,600 Annual Work Location Type:
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