Lead Modeling & Simulation Engineer

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The Indo-Pacific Regional Operations Department (N554) works with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and the Military Service Components on-island to inform warfighter requirements and Concepts of Operation (CONOPS), and provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems acquisition, engineering, and integration support to the Department of War (DOW) and U.S. Allies in the Pacific Theater.

N554 is a dynamic and forward leaning organization that provides direct connections to warfighters. These direct connections allow staff to monitor and participate in current operations and exercises. A key output of this access is the ability to inform technology innovation and capability analysis with operational domain expertise. N554 operational depth and warfighter access has generated considerable expertise in the development and analysis of CONOPS, mission threads, use cases, and operational requirements. The Department establishes links between DoW sponsors and Coalition Partner development activities. N554 is on the cutting edge of current operations and is a major thought leader in force modernization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Department is seeking to fill a Lead Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Engineer position supporting MITRE's project with USINDOPACOM in Honolulu, Hawaii. MITRE aims to deliver quantifiable mission value and operational impact to the warfighter - primarily by accelerating technical innovation of new ideas and solutions to emerging operational problems. In general, we collaborate with acquisition stakeholders, technology innovators, operational analysts, and other mission partners to help accelerate the delivery of needed capabilities to operational and tactical level warfighters across the naval, joint, and combined force.

This Lead M&S Engineer position will lead and support multiple lines of effort across USINDOPACOM for model-based systems engineering (MBSE), operational analysis, Simulated Exercises (SIMEX), and the development of novel M&S techniques and capabilities pertaining to both U.S. and Indo-Pacific partner operations, activities, and investments (OAIs). This position provides challenging opportunities to apply one's expertise to unique DoW problem sets in the Indo-Pacific by developing scenarios, building and running models, analyzing results, and communicating findings to sponsors.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Applying understanding of model-based architecture and mission engineering best practices to improve or transform systems capabilities of DoW enterprise information environments
• Using systems models to assess the impact of proposed changes on component or constituent systems
• Defining capability and interoperability gaps, overlaps, opportunities, and constraints
• Creating mission models (MT & METs) from the details from the operational products in MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo)
• Creating mission architecture products (METs & System Architecture Views) from the mission models
• Integrating MBSE (e.g., Cameo) and Operational Analysis (e.g., AFSIM) models to support quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Constructing military models and entities of varying complexity in AFSIM.
• Creating and enhancing operationally relevant scenarios that accurately represent actions, reactions, and interactions between entities in the AFSIM and Cameo simulations
• Contributing to the development and execution of MS&A study plans and scenarios
• Coordinating with team members to execute analysis of studies, analyze results, and prepare and present study findings
• Collaborating with study leads and customer stakeholders to identify study requirements and develop relevant technical approaches
• Analyzing complex systems-of-systems to provide actionable recommendations to US Indo-Pacific sponsors

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically, BS in a technical discipline, such as Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Computer), Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related fields; or a BA in International Relations, International Security, or similar fields and 8 years of experience, or a master's degree and 6 years of experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Demonstratable experience with model-based systems engineering, operational analysis, and/or modeling & simulation (including SIMEX)
• Experience with development in Python
• Experience with AFSIM and other M&S applications, and integration of models to perform more comprehensive simulations
• Familiarity in the practical application of the various components of the Digital Engineering lifecycle (systems architecting and MBSE, Modeling and Simulation (M&S), etc.)
• Proven ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, software languages, platforms, and systems
• Prior experience working day-to-day in government-controlled DoW spaces and familiarity with DoW military missions
• Effective and influential oral communications skills
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Active Top-Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI
• U.S. Citizenship required
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of related experience; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Familiarity with MBSE and developing integrated architectures using standards-based modeling language (e.g., UPDM, SysML, UML)
• MagicDraw and Cameo Enterprise Architect & Teamwork Server for managing architecture models is preferred, but not required if the candidate has a strong ability to quickly learn new tools
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g., DoDAF, UAF, TOGAF, Zachman)
• Experience with developing add-ons or plugins for systems modeling tools
• Familiarity with a range of systems engineering lifecycle activities including, but not limited to, requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment
• Experience with and/or future interest in project and department leadership roles including project leader, task leader, and group leader
• Active TS/SCI

As part of MITRE's Push to the Pacific initiative, employees hired to this requisition will be on the Hawaii Rotational Incentive program, implemented to attract talent for select positions with high demand and difficult to fill skill sets. As part of the Hawaii Rotation Program, the candidate selected for this position will receive an annual incentive as a lump sum payment each year for 3 years. This rotation program can be extended for a maximum of 5 years.

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/SCI

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$155,200 - $194,000 - $232,800 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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