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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.Department Summary:\nThe Operational Innovation and Modernization Department (N173) partners with the Mobility Air Forces and Combat Air Forces as well as MITRE’s DoD (DoW) & Services & Mission Driven Integration Center Divisions, to include the PACOM Regional Operations Department, to inform warfighter requirements, modernization priorities, and new concepts. The department drives the rapid transformation of current and future USAF warfighter operations through rapid prototyping; digital engineering; mission analysis; innovative concept development, requirements development and application of enabling technologies; and operational and technical assessments through experimentation and field evaluations. With direct connections to warfighters, N173 informs technology innovation and capability analysis, as well as development and analysis of Concepts of Operation, mission threads, use cases, and operational requirements.\nRoles & Responsibilities:\nDevelop operational mission requirements based on existing and emerging TTPs, CONOPS and technologies for consideration by sponsor organizations.\nTranslate operational mission requirements into engineering requirements, architectural considerations, capability assessments, and technology trade studies.\nContribute to broader PACAF C2 architecture and CONOPS development that improves C2 execution across PACOM, including considerations for partner integration and theater-wide mission resiliency.\nAssess current and emerging communications capabilities and their ability to support C2 missions in contested, degraded, intermittent, and denied environments.\nExecute research and analysis on SATCOM and HF use and CONOPS in theater and support Network Engineers in the development of a CONOPS for a Theater Wide HF PACE Plan.\nSupport technical analysis of SATCOM and HF communications and develop recommendations for resilient theater communications, including approaches for operations under degraded or denied conditions.\nAnalyze the viability, placement, connectivity, and operational utility of UHF/VHF communications nodes supporting FIC and SIC locations and develop actionable recommendations.\nDesign Mission Engineering Threads for 613th and 607th AOC CPD and COD for the development and execution of AOC operations.\nSupport planning and execution of selected operational exercises and experimentation activities to validate C2 communications concepts, identify gaps, and inform future architectures.\nAnalyze DAF PAE C3BM planned capability deliveries and provide recommendations for improved sponsor outcomes, applying systems engineering methods to evaluate technology tradeoffs, operational utility, resiliency, scalability, and integration risk.\nBrief findings and recommendations to senior military, government, and MITRE stakeholders and facilitate decisions across organizations.\nBasic Qualifications:\nTypically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, software engineering, network communications or related fields; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.\nExcellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills\nStrong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines\nExperience supporting DoD (DoW), USAF, or other national security missions\nExposure to current and future C2, ISR, Space, Cyber, and/or Special Operations doctrine and operations\nFamiliarity of HF architectures and requirements\nFamiliarity with commercial and military SATCOM terminals, antennas, and other key technologies\nDemonstrated ability to collaborate and integrate across diverse teams to achieve larger outcomes than any one organization can achieve on their own\nMust have an active Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Must be eligible 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.\nThis position requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree or higher in systems engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, network communications or related fields\nStrong knowledge of current and future C2, ISR, Space, Cyber, and/or Special Operations doctrine and operations\nUnderstanding of networks, especially layers 1-4 and 7 of the OSI model.\nExperience working in DoD/DoW sponsor environments with frequent sponsor facing interactions\nExperience with antenna certification, terminal type certification, and EIRP Spectral Density (ESD) management\nExperience with aviation SATCOM or in-flight connectivity (IFC)\nRF Modeling and Simulation, to include link budget, performance and capacity analysis.\nExperience in sponsor engagement and business development to include work shaping, work management, collaboration across internal and external organizations, and transitioning prototypes to operational use.\nActive TS/SCI clearance eligibility\nTravel: 20%.\nThis position is eligible for participation in the Hawaii Rotational Program, which is designed to attract top-tier, mission-critical talent to support work in Hawaii. The program offers a three-year participation period and includes an annual incentive payment for eligible employees. To qualify, employees must relocate to Hawaii and charge at least 75% of their time to designated projects at the MITRE Hawaii site.\nThis requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):\nSecretThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):\nTop Secret/SCISalary compensation range and midpoint:\n$146,400 - $183,000 - $219,600 AnnualWork Location Type:\nOnsiteCommitment to Non-Discrimination\nAll 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.\nMITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. 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