Project Leader, Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management (PWPM)

Acquisition Studies & Analysis Department Project Leader

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MITRE's Acquisition Studies & Analysis (ASA) Department seeks an accomplished, proactive staff member capable of serving as project leader and technical contributor for our work supporting the Director of Electronic Warfare in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management (P&WPM). This is a part-time position overseeing a new, growing project aiming to accelerate the development and maturation of advanced electronic warfare capabilities. Your primarily role will be to engage with the PWPM Electronic Warfare Directorate to shape, staff, and manage the MITRE project for this new, critical sponsor. The effort addresses critical capability gaps by enhancing integration of commercial solutions, and improving interoperability, resilience, and operational effectiveness in contested electromagnetic environments. Additionally, this project will incorporate threat assessment data into Synthetic EW advancing the technological edge of the US and its partners. This is an exciting opportunity to directly inform Department senior leadership and drive EW capabilities and strategy for the DoD and its partners. This position requires significant (40% or more) time in-person in classified spaces, on site at MITRE and / or at government facilities in the Washington DC area. For internal MITRE candidates : transfer to N221 department is required.

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Being the primary MITRE interface to the project's sponsors : build / maintain trusted relationships with key government leaders and stakeholders.
• Being accountable for the overall execution of the project's work program (3-5 FTE) : negotiate entry / exit of major tasks; onboarding of new staff; select Task Leaders and provide performance feedback; maintain staff plans and budgets to ensure delivery within allocated resources; and ensure major milestones are met on time, within resources, and to sponsor expectations.
• Leading by example : personally contribute to (or lead the development of) one or more high impact project deliverables; long-term professional self-development to become / remain a credible MITRE voice on EW topics; and support continuity of operations, when necessary, as a Task Leader of last resort.
• Establishing high quality of project deliverables, in consultation with the Department Chief Engineer : ensure delivered products lead to successful, impactful sponsor outcomes; ensure Task Leaders follow corporate quality norms; review project deliverables and ensure appropriate peer review; and archive and appropriately share key deliverables.
• Bringing MITRE to bear for the project's sponsors : Support relevant strategic initiatives of MITRE and the Division / Department; and build partnerships between the project and other MITRE work programs, including our internal research & development program

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