Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Systems Engineer, Associate

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Department Summary:

MITRE's Air & Space Forces Center (A&SFC) works to deliver technical capabilities that meet Air Force and Space Force mission objectives, including critical needs in space warfighting, air operations, nuclear enterprise, cyber operations, integrated all-domain effects, and joint lethality in contested environments. The A&SFC supports critical Air Force organizations from headquarters and secretariat Air Force offices through the acquisition centers, major commands, and operational units. Additionally, we partner with and support the United States Space Force to protect and defend current space assets, build more resilient and defendable architectures, and develop offensive capabilities to challenge adversary space capabilities. We value deeply our shared heritage with the Department of the Air Force built on more than six decades solving some of the toughest challenges facing our nation. A&SFC is seeking to hire highly motivated recent undergraduate and graduate entry-level Modeling and Simulation Engineers to help solve these challenges.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and execute complex models and apply advanced analytical techniques within large-scale systems of systems architectures.
• Apply Modeling, Simulation, Analysis and Digital Engineering concepts and practices to our sponsor and partners' most critical challenges.
• Apply data analytics and visualization techniques to inform decision makers of influential alternatives within a trade spaces
• Accelerate transformational capabilities to the warfighter through prototyping, experimentation, and outreach to the operational community.
• Work with teams to produce hands-on prototypes that support data-driven recommendations that lead to , impactful results
• Collaborate with other engineers across MITRE in order to coordinate development efforts, bring the expertise of others to bear on projects, and ensure common standards of product quality
• Apply best practices in order to develop new or existing analysis, derive results, and form actionable data-driven recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Develop presentations and present analysis, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, Mathematics, or a related STEM field.
• Ability to obtain a minimum of a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance.
• Strong interest in aircraft system design, ballistic missile defense, aircraft integration, space system design, and/or weapon systems engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented software languages (Java, C++, etc.), schema-based languages (JSON, XML, etc.), and/or scripting languages (Python)
• Familiarity with system modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB, Cameo, Rhapsody, AFSIM, etc.

• Ability to work and communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams

• Committed to continuous learning, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related STEM field.
• Active DoD SECRET Security Clearance.
• Solid understanding of MBSE principles
• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering lifecycle activities (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, sustainment) for DoD Sponsors.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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