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Department Summary:
The Systems and Operations Department (L626) within MITRE’s Systems Engineering Division in the Center for Engineering and Analysis delivers innovative,



mission-focused solutions using a multidisciplinary systems engineering approach to address sponsor challenges critical to national security missions. Our core focus areas include mission integration, lifecycle systems engineering, and acquisition systems engineering. Our teams develop, assess, and transition engineering solutions, provide strategic technical vision, and deliver data-informed recommendations that enable sponsor mission success from tactical through enterprise levels.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Systems and Operations Department is seeking a Principal Space Systems Engineer to serve as a senior technical authority and trusted advisor for complex national security challenges in the space domain. This individual contributor role will shape mission, architecture, acquisition, and investment decisions across individual systems, integrated mission capabilities, and enterprise portfolios. The selected candidate will establish technical direction for hi

📌 Principal Space Systems Engineer (El Segundo Paso)
🏢 The MITRE
📍 El Segundo Paso