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Engineering @ MITRE. A Glimpse into our STEM Needs …. Dr. Bob Cherinka STEM Summit III October 2011. WANTED Scientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians. Our Mission.
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Engineering @ MITRE A Glimpse into our STEM Needs … • Dr. Bob Cherinka • STEM Summit III • October 2011
WANTEDScientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians.
Our Mission As a public interest company, MITRE works in partnership with the government, applying systems engineering and advanced technology to address issues of critical national importance.
Performed Worldwide • Principal locations in Bedford, Mass., and McLean, Va., with more than 60 sites worldwide Bedford, Mass. McLean, Va.
Supporting many sponsors Federal Aviation Admin. Center for Connected Government National Security Engineering Center CIIS HS SEDI JEMC CEM Center for Enterprise Modernization CAASD Center for Advanced Aviation System Development C2C Center for Integrated Intelligence Systems Command & Control Center Systems EngineeringDevelopmentInstitute Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center
Working in some very interesting and challenging areas Communications and Networks Sensors Command and Control Systems Joint and Multinational Operations Information Sharing and Cybersecurity Homeland Security Enterprise Modernization Global Air Traffic Management
Area of Educational Degree Computer Science Electrical Engineering Other Engineering Management & Business Mathematics Other Sciences Physics Other Degree Social Sciences Leveraging Our Key Asset … MITRE’s Workforce Where our staffcome from Mature Judgment InformationTechnology Skills Self Employed 2% <5 New Grads 2% More than 20 Years of Experience 6 - 10 Academia 3% Govt. 2% SystemsEngineering Other 6% 11 - 15 Military 12% 16 - 20 Networking &Communications Industry 73% Information Security Economic/Business Analysis Software & Database Engineering Modeling & Simulation Other Engineering Doctorate Bachelor’s Master’s
Pace of Change is Accelerating and Having an Effect on All of Us • the Socio-political environment • the Economy • the Climate • …. • new World Leaders, both friends and foes • changing leadership and direction in the White House and in the current administration • the world is interconnected and highly interdependent in so many ways…. • We are looking for future leaders that will help shape the next generation of the United States & the World
Current Transformational Challenges … • Cyber Security: Securing our nations critical assets; Building our future pipeline of security professionals. • Mobile and Context Aware Computing: Wireless and social connectivity is changing how people work; The “Internet of Things” links the physical and digital worlds. • Real-Time Predictive Analysis: “Big Data” Exploitation; Data Infrastructure and Massive Scale Data Analytics. • ISR Optimization: More efficient Joint utilization and control of ISR capabilities. • Healthcare: Eliminate shortage of medically necessary drugs through improved supply chain situational awareness.
We need your help!What do we look for in an Engineer? You can help to educate and shape our future leaders!