AFNWC NTX Project Leader

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The Nuclear Weapon Systems and C2 Platforms department within the Nuclear Enterprise Mission Division (NEMD) has an immediate need for a Systems Engineer to support Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center (AFNWC) NTX, a GFY27 new-start effort. This role will support threat-informed mission modeling of Air Force and Navy platforms across all phases of conflict, and to assess survivability against nuclear, cyber, and electronic warfare threats.

MITRE is seeking a motivated, results‑driven professional to serve as both Project Leader and Technical Contributor, tasked with shaping the work program, controlling cost, schedule and deliverables, providing technical direction, and acting as the primary liaison to the government sponsor. In this role, the AFNWC NTX Project Lead will manage resource allocation, enact corrective actions for any shortfalls or overruns, and partner with MITRE resource managers in a shared‑leadership model to align staff expertise with project needs. The PL will drive the project to meet sponsor objectives, leverage MITRE‑wide capabilities, and collaborate across MITRE for maximum impact.

This position is located at the MITRE site in Bedford, MA.

Key functions:

• Use AFNWC/NTX mission threads to evaluate the mission effectiveness of several Air Force and Navy platforms.
• Identify, assess, and recommend modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) capabilities appropriate for evaluating the end-to-end mission impact.
• Develop an end-to-end threat-informed mission model.
• Based on modeling outputs, identify operational or technical gaps in current and future systems and recommend mitigations or updated system requirements to improve mission effectiveness.
• Collaborate with government sponsors and MITRE's broader Nuclear Enterprise to align technical work with program objectives.
• Develop technical reports and presentations on analysis results, options, and recommendations
• Maintain a high level of technical quality and rigor by leveraging MITRE's technical quality guidance and participating in in-progress task/analysis reviews and peer reviews.
• Lead, plan, execute, and deliver project outcomes aligned with sponsor and NEMD objectives.
• Build and maintain a team of MITRE engineers with a diverse set of subject matter expertise.
• Collaborate with MITRE N130 division leadership, department leadership, and government sponsors to perform work shaping of the MITRE work program.
• Collaborate with other project leaders across MITRE's Nuclear Enterprise to ensure the delivery of integrated solutions across the MITRE work program supporting NTX and adjacent sponsors.
• Identify emerging‑technology opportunities through cross‑MITRE collaboration and the utilization of internal R&D capabilities, deliver innovative solutions that satisfy the sponsor's requirements.
• Cultivate and sustain sponsor relationships with senior government officials in the AFNWC NTX program office by engaging with NTX leadership on a regular basis.
• Manage all levels of project administration including resource management, financial management, project resourcing, meeting coordination, status reports, and facility management.
• Manage staff supporting the NTX project to include on-boarding, handling and processing of requests for access to Sponsor space and systems as well as clearances and continual feedback to staff's leadership.
• Drive the growth of the necessary technical disciplines across MITRE and the NEMD, whether through networking with other MITRE subject matter experts (SMEs), hiring or staff development, that are necessary to successfully execute the work program.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience in systems engineering, mission engineering, or survivability/effects analysis of complex defense systems
• Familiarity with modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) methods and tools used to evaluate mission-level effectiveness
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and with geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop technical reports and briefings for sponsor stakeholders
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI
• Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements for a clearance, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.

Preferred qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI
• Experience with nuclear survivability, nuclear effects (thermal, blast, radiation, EMP), or nuclear weapon systems programs
• MS or higher degree in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience with threat-informed mission modeling of airborne or strategic weapon system platforms
• Familiarity with Conventional-Nuclear Integration (CNI) concepts and mission threads

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:

$146,400 - $183,000 - $219,600 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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