Acquisition Mission Integrator

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The MITRE National Security Sector (MNS) and its National Security Engineering Center (NSEC) FFRDC solve the nation's most complex security challenges across the War Department, Intelligence Community, interagency partners, industry, and allies. The Office of the Secretary of War Program Division is seeking for the N221 Acquisition Studies and Analysis Department (N221) a well-connected and recognized expert to contribute to modernizing defense acquisition across the defense ecosystem. The ideal candidate will be a credible authority on defense acquisition transformation and digital, systems, & mission engineering to support national security sponsors in accelerating the impact to mission timelines. You will belong to a high-performing team that regularly initiates, forms teams, implements, and leads projects in support of sponsors' strategic initiatives, often before a sponsor can fully recognize or articulate that they are needed.

Roles & Responsibilities:


As an Acquisition Mission Integrator, you will collaborate with sponsors and government stakeholders to accelerate innovation and capability delivery across acquisition and operational communities.

You will support the department responsible for enabling the Secretary of Defense's directives for acquisition transformation, including modern software acquisition, portfolio-based acquisition, mission/digital engineering, and test & evaluation across warfighting domains-including Weapon Systems, Command and Control, Business Systems, DevSecOps, Cloud, Data, Applications, and AI. You will work across MITRE divisions to identify integration opportunities across the services and guide investments aligned with defense acquisition priorities. You will also partner with MITRE project and group leaders to enhance N221 department capabilities through sponsor engagements and R&D with MITRE Technology and Engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with major program offices to improve speed, innovation, and capability delivery by leveraging and defining modern acquisition practices, including digital and mission engineering and software-based acquisition.
• Recommend strategies to drive change and align programs with modern practices.
• Collaborate across MITRE, DoW, and external organizations to deliver innovative solutions.
• Provide tools and support to help programs tailor acquisition strategies.
• Enable acquisition and modernization of mission-critical systems across classified and unclassified domains, ensuring alignment with DoW acquisition frameworks.
• Work independently, communicate effectively, implement advanced acquisition and software strategies, and integrate best practices from industry, DoD, and academia.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 10 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 7 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering and modeling & simulation tools (Cameo, AFSim, MATLAB, or similar)
• Extensive acquisition expertise, including strategy development and process improvement
• Experience in digital engineering, mission integration, and acquisition strategy implementation across industry, academia, and DoD
• Ability to independently define, plan, execute, and deliver work based on sponsor input
• Knowledge of digital engineering, acquisition, and DoW programs and policies
• Skilled in documenting results through briefings, memos, and reports
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Must have an active Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI 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.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An active DoD Top Secret//SCI clearance

• Certifications such as PMP, INCOSE CSEP, or equivalent

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:
$190,000 - $237,500 - $285,000 Annual

Work Location Type:
Onsite

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