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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.The Army Soldier and Weapon Systems Department (N214) mission is to provide world class engineering workforce for combat, testing, and training capabilities to provide the U.S. Army an asymmetric advantage. Key sponsors of the Department work program include CPE Simulation, Training, Test, & Threat (Orlando, FL), CPE Ground - Soldier Systems (Fort Belvoir, VA), CPE Ground - Combat Platforms and DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (Ann Arbor, MI), DEVCOM Soldier System Center (Natick, MA), PAE Fires and CPE Aviation (Huntsville, AL), Army Test and Evaluation Command (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD) and CPE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (Edgewood, MD). 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The candidate must work with a multiple disciplinary development team and work with industry to integrate capabilities.\nRoles and Responsibilities:\nApply expertise in Modeling, Simulation, and Software Engineering to develop, integrate, assess, and analyze advanced simulation capabilities for training, analysis, and mission planning/rehearsal.\nWork within multiple disciplinary development teams:Develop, make recommendations, and implement software engineering changes.\nDeliver strategy and recommendations to deliver optimal technical performance through the application of software engineering principles and best practices.\nRecognize technical challenges and lead engineering activities to deliver appropriate solutions\n\nIdentify and articulate program risks and associated opportunities.\nEstablishing strong relationships within the sponsor organization.\nCollaborate with sponsors and industry partners to define technical roadmaps, establish strategic goals, and align development with high-priority outcomes.\nDrive the adoption of modern software engineering practices, agile methodologies, and DevSecOps within multi-disciplinary engineering teams.\nAuthor technical reports, deliver executive-level briefings, and persuasively articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.\nBasic Qualifications:\nTypically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.\nTechnical background in disciplines of relevance in one or more of the following: Full-Stack Software Development; Modeling and Simulation); Development/Security/Operations (DevSecOps); and/or Model-Based Systems Engineering.\nStrong proficiency in multiple modern programming languages (e.g., C++, C#, Python, Rust, or Java) and advanced software design patterns.\nDemonstrated ability and desire to quickly learn and apply new technologies.\nExperience utilizing systems engineering processes to design, analyze, and integrate complex hardware/software systems or system-of-systems architectures, identify operational and recommend effective mitigations.\nDemonstrated experience with software development efforts and yielding impactful results at high levels of government and/or industry.\nProven experience engaging sponsors with successful impacts and outcomes and establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships.\nEstablished track record in leading the delivery of data-driven technical products with the military warfighting domain, resulting in positive mission impact.\nDemonstrated ability to take risks and lead work with partial insights, and operate effectively autonomously.\nCritical thinking, analytic, and problem-solving skills - comfortable working in dynamic settings where task objectives may evolve or need to be shaped, or creative solutions to task impediments must be identified.\nMust have an active Secret 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 4 days a week on-site.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAn advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Game Development.\nActive TS/SCI Clearance\nExperience with development of military simulations, including discrete event and Monte Carlo simulation techniques.\nHands-on skills in at least one and ideally multiple modern programming languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C/C++, C#, Python, Go, or Rust).\nWeb application development experience, particularly for delivering simulation, visualization, or decision-support tools via modern web frameworks.\nExperience processing and integrating geospatial data into modeling and simulation environments.\nExperience designing and optimizing 3D assets and workflows for game development, including creating models with industry-standard 3D tools and integrating them into real-time game engines.\nStrong understanding of Agile values and principles and how to apply them pragmatically in different contexts.\nExcellent interpersonal and technical communication skills, with the ability to author technical reports, present briefings, and persuasively speak to audiences of all backgrounds, including executives or senior customers.\nDemonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment, establish and leverage a diverse professional network, and integrate contributions from a variety of resources (people, tools, organizations).\nExperience in removing impediments, shielding teams from unnecessary distractions, and fostering self-management.\nPrior experience developing or assessing Army systems or operations, reflected by:Working knowledge of Army organizations, missions, roles/responsibilities, and relationships.\n\nAt least 5 years of experience working across Army organizations with an expert-level understanding on Software Engineering.\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):\nSecretSalary compensation range and midpoint:\n$129,200 - $161,500 - $193,800 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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