Project Lead

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**Department Summary**:
Australia’s first national security charity, we are driven by a bold vision: to harness cutting-edge science, technology, and strategic expertise to strengthen Australia’s defence and security ecosystem.

Working at the intersection of government, industry, and academia, we break down silos, accelerate time to impact, and foster game-changing collaboration. As a trusted partner, MITRE | Australia is committed to driving innovation that enhances the defence and technological edge of Australia.

This is not just another role—it’s an opportunity to be part of something transformative. MITRE | Australia brings the best minds together to solve the toughest security challenges, leveraging innovation to protect and defend in an increasingly complex world.

For professionals looking to make an impact while experiencing the adventure of working abroad, this is a rare opportunity. MITRE will support you and your family throughout this exciting journey.

Join us, we are A Company Unlike Any Other - People First, Mission Always —where your expertise, creativity, and drive will help build a more secure future for Australia.

**Roles & Responsibilities**:
In this role, you will act as a trusted technical advisor to Australian Defence stakeholders, helping shape future force design and capability decisions. You will lead a geographically distributed, multidisciplinary MITRE team and deliver high-impact outcomes in mission engineering, modeling, simulation, and spectrum-enabled mission planning.

A key aspect of this role is leveraging MITRE’s deep technical bench in the United States—bringing advanced expertise, tools, and innovation to Australia’s defence challenges. Through this reachback capability, you will strengthen Australia-U.S. defence collaboration and help accelerate the delivery of next-generation, non-kinetic warfighting capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead MITRE’s strategic projects in Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare within Australia, managing cost, performance, and schedule to deliver impactful and innovative outcomes.
- Serve as an C5ISREW Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing critical advisory and systems engineering support to senior Australian Defence stakeholders, including key leaders within the RAN and Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG).
- Foster and maintain strategic partnerships across Australia’s defence ecosystem, proactively identifying new opportunities for MITRE to drive mission impact, particularly focused on advancing C5ISREW capabilities.
- Establish foundations for enduring strategic relationships within Australian Defence, aligned with broader Australia-U.S. strategic priorities, with C5ISREW as a central pillar.
- Provide visionary leadership to influence the future strategic direction of Australia’s C5ISREW and digital transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with mission-critical defence priorities.
- Collaborate across MITRE’s Push to Pacific (P2P), global enterprise, and the MITRE Innovation Program (MIP) to leverage organizational expertise, align efforts with Australian national security objectives, and strengthen U.S.Australia interoperability as a trusted connector between both governments.
- Represent MITRE externally, strategically positioning the organization as a valued partner capable of addressing complex C5ISREW-related challenges and broaden national security priorities.
- Help shape MITRE | Australia’s trajectory and mission, actively supporting leadership in its growth, culture, and strategic direction, with a clear emphasis on C5ISREW as a core capability area.
- Commit to a multi-year assignment based in Canberra, Australia, directly engaging with Australian defence partners, from tactical to strategic, to achieve transformative outcomes in C5ISREW and DME.

This is a rare and impactful opportunity for professionals seeking to lead transformative C5ISREW and initiati