What are the responsibilities and job description for the Space Intelligence Systems Group Leader (Intelligence Center) position at MITRE?
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MITRE’s N934 Space Intelligence Systems integrates technology and domain expertise to deliver solutions across organizations that develop, deploy, and operate spaceborne capabilities. We help ensure overhead users get the right data at the right place and time to deliver the mission. The Department is seeking to bring on one skilled and people-focused Group Leader (GL) to our Department Leadership Team. The position is centered in Chantilly VA area (the sponsor and MITRE Chantilly site).
Roles & Responsibilities:
The N934 GL is a pivotal member of the Department leadership team, tasked with inspiring, coaching, and rewarding employees – enabling them to grow, thrive and prosper at MITRE. They serve as a working supervisor – in addition to responsibilities in leading and developing people, they are responsible to deliver high value/high impact outcomes within a diverse and unique work program. To ensure effectiveness, candidates are expected to be currently supporting MITRE’s National Space Program (NSP) for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) or be willing to support the NSP at least 75%. Successful candidates will be assigned to N934 Space Intelligence Systems.
Highly competitive candidates will bring a strong technical background, including demonstrated expertise and technical leadership experience in one or more of the following areas: Intelligence community (IC), space systems, National overhead collection programs and capabilities, TCPED, theater and/or operational support to field users; experience working within or across the intelligence collection disciplines (e.g. SIGINT, GEOINT, etc.) as well as the corresponding Sponsor agencies; signal acquisition and processing technologies; intelligence collection management.
The GL is expected to work in partnership with other department and division leaders to guide our technical and business direction, ensure quality and impact of current direct work, shape the future of our work programs, and grow the workforce. GLs must be able to balance department management and leadership responsibilities with direct work program commitments as assigned, with a typical allocation of 5% coverage for GL responsibilities.
Basic Qualifications:
Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph
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/Polygraph
Work Location Type:
Onsite
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.
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MITRE’s N934 Space Intelligence Systems integrates technology and domain expertise to deliver solutions across organizations that develop, deploy, and operate spaceborne capabilities. We help ensure overhead users get the right data at the right place and time to deliver the mission. The Department is seeking to bring on one skilled and people-focused Group Leader (GL) to our Department Leadership Team. The position is centered in Chantilly VA area (the sponsor and MITRE Chantilly site).
Roles & Responsibilities:
The N934 GL is a pivotal member of the Department leadership team, tasked with inspiring, coaching, and rewarding employees – enabling them to grow, thrive and prosper at MITRE. They serve as a working supervisor – in addition to responsibilities in leading and developing people, they are responsible to deliver high value/high impact outcomes within a diverse and unique work program. To ensure effectiveness, candidates are expected to be currently supporting MITRE’s National Space Program (NSP) for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) or be willing to support the NSP at least 75%. Successful candidates will be assigned to N934 Space Intelligence Systems.
Highly competitive candidates will bring a strong technical background, including demonstrated expertise and technical leadership experience in one or more of the following areas: Intelligence community (IC), space systems, National overhead collection programs and capabilities, TCPED, theater and/or operational support to field users; experience working within or across the intelligence collection disciplines (e.g. SIGINT, GEOINT, etc.) as well as the corresponding Sponsor agencies; signal acquisition and processing technologies; intelligence collection management.
The GL is expected to work in partnership with other department and division leaders to guide our technical and business direction, ensure quality and impact of current direct work, shape the future of our work programs, and grow the workforce. GLs must be able to balance department management and leadership responsibilities with direct work program commitments as assigned, with a typical allocation of 5% coverage for GL responsibilities.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
- Active Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain poly.
- Demonstrated desire to mentor, guide, and supervise a group of engineering staff and to serve in a management role.
- 2 years experience in a leadership role (e.g., Task Lead, Project Lead, etc.).
- Experience with one or more of the following: Intelligence community (IC), space systems, National overhead collection programs and capabilities, theater and/or operational support to field users; the intelligence collection disciplines (e.g., SIGINT, GEOINT, etc.).
- Broad knowledge of the division/department’s work, MITRE’s Innovation Centers and Labs, and ability to make connections across the corporation.
- Experience supporting the National Reconnaissance Office.
- This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.
- Active TS/SCI with poly
- Strong communications skills (verbal, written, briefing) and ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences across MITRE.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, judgement, discretion, diplomacy, tact, and ability to work with both staff and internal/external sponsors.
- Master’s or comparable relevant technical experience (Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, etc.).
- Experience working on-site with sponsors in MITRE’s Intelligence Center.
Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph
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/Polygraph
Work Location Type:
Onsite
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.
MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org for general support and collegerecruiting@mitre.org for intern positions. This service is for individuals requiring reasonable accommodation requests. Please note that vendor solicitations will not receive a reply.
Benefits information may be found here.
Copyright © 1997-2025, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved.
MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.
