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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 and Instrumentation (Orlando, FL), CPE Ground - Soldier Systems (Fort Belvoir, VA), DEVCOM Soldier System Center (Natick, MA), Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team (Fort Leavenworth, KS), PAE Fires and CPE Aviation (Huntsville, AL), CPE Ground - Combat Platforms and DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (Ann Arbor, MI), Army Test and Evaluation Command (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD) and CPE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (Edgewood, MD). The work programs leverage a diverse set of technical disciplines from within the Department and across the corporation to maximize our impact in solving some of the Army’s toughest modernization challenges in the areas of systems engineering, agile software development, test and evaluation, digital engineering, autonomous systems, and training.\nJob Description:\nThe Army Soldier and Weapons Systems Department is seeking a technical oriented and strategic thought leader in the Autonomy space. Successful candidates will work closely with senior government civilian and military leaders to define and execute MITRE’s work across several Army acquisition offices. Regular sponsor interaction will be required. This position is in Huntsville, AL and open to qualified Lead step and above applicants.\nRoles and Responsibilities:\nLeverage expertise of real-time planning, optimization, and control algorithms for intelligent and autonomous systems to enable the Army’s strategic vision to reduce the burden on soldiers and increase combat power.\nWork with sponsor and industry to:Develop, test, and acquire data-driven solutions that meet military operational needs\nDeliver strategic think and recommendations to deliver optimal Technical Performance through the application of autonomous engineering principles and best practices\nRecognize technical challenges and lead engineering activities to deliver appropriate solutions\nDriving the adoption for Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), use of commercial solutions, and partnerships with industry\n\nLeverage a technical understanding of Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems to ensure interoperability and complimentary integration, software modernization efforts, and prototype development of Counter Unmanned Aeriel Systems (CUAS) within PAE Fires.\nAssist PAE Fires to:Identify gaps and shortfalls in operational performance and propose effective mitigations.\nDeveloping CONOPs, TTPs, and business processes to support joint, interagency, and coalition interoperability.\nPerform analysis to support operational and technical assessments of Army Fire Control Systems.\n\nAssist with larger cross sponsor working group leadership and execution:Develop, make recommendations, and implement systems engineering changes\nDeliver strategy and recommendations to deliver optimal Technical Performance through the application of system engineering principles and best practices\nRecognize technical challenges and lead engineering activities to deliver appropriate solutions\n\nCollaborate within MITRE to leverage ongoing Autonomy research and lab capabilities\nIdentify and articulate program risks and associated opportunities\nEstablish goals and communicate clear expectations and guidance that contribute to highest priority sponsor outcomes\nEstablish strong relationships within the sponsor organization.\nDefine opportunities to collaborate with organizations outside of the sponsor to create a greater mission outcome.\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: computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, control theory, human machine teaming, and multi-robot systems.\nApplicable work experience related to Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.\nProven experience in developing, testing, and acquiring data-driven solutions that meet military operational needs while working to understand specific areas for advanced autonomy research\nExperience in advising US Military on the acquisition and deployment of new autonomy capabilities\nAbility to perform technical analysis of existing, proposed, and in-development autonomy technologies\nExperience leading engineering and automation teams for the integration of algorithms for intelligent and autonomous systems.\nAbility to identify gaps and shortfalls in operational performance and propose effective mitigations.\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.\nExperience with the use of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)\nExperience with CUAS operations\nPrior experience partnering with industry and academia to deliver military capabilities\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.\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).\nMust have an active Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top 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 Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, etc.\nCurrent/Active Top Secret Clearance.\nPrior experience developing or assessing Army systems or operations, reflected by:\nWorking knowledge of Army organizations, missions, roles/responsibilities, and relationships.\nExtensive experience working on Autonomous Platforms.\nExtensive experience with Autonomy capabilities and features.\nExtensive experience with rapid prototyping, including fabrication and electronics\nExtensive experience with field testing autonomous systems\nExtensive experience with CUAS operations\nExtensive experience with Army’s IAMD mission space\nDemonstrated ability to take risks and lead work with partial insights, and operate effectively autonomously\nDemonstrated ability to build collaboration across organizational units.\nDemonstrates collaboration and communication skills to support individual, team, and customer-related interaction.\nKnowledge of advances of Autonomy evaluation capabilities in industry and academia\nDomain knowledge of swarming systems, agentic AI, manufacturing robotics, and/or missile defense\nKnowledge of Autonomy Techniques Real-time vehicle path planning, Sensor fusion, System identification, Model predictive control, Robust control design, Computational geometry, and/or Model-based design.\nWork and/or leadership of teams to implement and evaluate AI and Autonomy algorithms\nDeveloped, proposed and executed research in the field of autonomy and/or missile defense\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 SecretSalary compensation range and midpoint:\n$143,600 - $179,500 - $215,400 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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