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MITRE’s Army Program Division in MITRE National Security is seeking a Project Leader to oversee the PM Intelligence Systems and Analytics (IS&A) project. Qualified candidates will have a strong background in Systems Engineering, Mission Engineering and Digital Engineering, along with a basic understanding of Army Acquisition, Data Analytics and AI/ML. This project is part of the Army Multi-Domain ISR Operations and Systems (N212) department, whose mission is to design, deliver and sustain leading edge capabilities focused on intelligence systems, sensors and non-kinetics effects to ensure Army soldiers are equipped with the technology and actionable battlefield intelligence to maintain dominance.

This project requires the development of a trusted relationship with the Sponsor located at Aberdeen Providing Ground in Aberdeen, MD. Therefore, frequent and regular in-person coordination with the Sponsor is critical to the continued success of this project. MITRE plays a pivotal role in ensuring the advancement of the Army’s next generation ground station to collect and disseminate sensor data, which is one of the Army’s key priorities for deep sensing, targeting, Processing Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) of intelligence products and long-range precision fires capabilities. This next generation ground system will utilize advanced analytic tools, including AI/ML to aid soldiers in collecting and interpreting vast volumes of sensor data, transforming it into actionable intelligence. MITRE is assisting the Army in developing an AI/ML enterprise architecture for model training and documenting workflow processes for AI/ML requirements.

The selected candidate will provide critical project leadership across all aspects of the project and directly interface with Army’s PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) program offices, Joint and Intelligence Community partners, other external government stakeholders, industry partners, and direct project engineering teams. Primary focus areas include understanding and documenting operational and technical requirements, supporting PM and industry partners with critical products necessary for fielding and deployment, performing independent assessments, ensuring interoperability across the PM and the PEO, and supporting acquisition tasks in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.02.

This position requires a self-starter who will work in a dynamic team environment on non-routine tasks requiring novel approaches, with limited structure and supervision. This role requires spending some time embedded with the USG Project team at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG). The ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver who can comprehend and interpret Sponsor needs, possessing the ability to think strategically and adapt to evolving situations.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with senior-level Sponsors within PM IS&A and PEO IEW&S and stakeholder organizations.

• Engage with users and government sponsors to define the problem space and vision to determine capabilities, priorities, agile acquisition processes and initiatives, road maps, transformation plans and next steps.

• Define and lead fast-paced, high impact work in the areas of systems and mission engineering, data fusion and analysis, system architecture, and integration of existing commercial and government capabilities.

• Cultivate a collaborative project team environment and a robust network of MITRE reach back in support of objectives.

• Manage project financials and execute MITRE’s business processes in support of the project.

• Perform on-going work shaping to ensure MITRE continues to support high-impact challenges.

• Enable the sponsor’s mission through the delivery of concise, impactful technical deliverables, briefings, reports, and Executive level recommendations to senior sponsors.

• Plan, manage and prioritize tasks assigned from the sponsor.

• Collaborate internally with MITRE Project Leads, Department Manager, and Chief Engineer

• Through deep understanding of the Sponsor’s mission, provide thought leadership and clear, timely, actionable recommendations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Working knowledge of Mission Engineering and Digital Engineering processes and tools.

• Knowledge of Department of Defense Acquisition processes.

• Familiarity with the DoD intelligence community and intelligence systems.

• Familiarity with intelligence workflows, target collection process, ISR (SIGINT, GEOINT etc.) PED, intelligence products and the kinetic/non-kinetic targeting process.

• Task, Project or Outcome lead experience within a complex task or project team.

• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site in Aberdeen, but expectations may require a higher percentage of time to meet Sponsor and project needs.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Possess and maintain an active DoD Top Secret security clearance.

• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Army doctrine, systems, and policy awareness.

• Bachelor’s Degrees in one of the following disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Cyber

• Mission knowledge of intelligence operations, the intelligence lifecycle, and intelligence systems.

• Familiarity with and experience with MITRE business and personnel management tools (Clarity, Workday, etc).

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):

Top Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$142,000 - $177,500 - $213,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All 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. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website Know Your Rights Poster (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) .

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