Associate Modeling and Simulation / Operations Research Analyst
MITRE
Bellevue, NEFresher18m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- OperationsStakeholder management
- Nice to have
- Data visualizationData analysisGitCI/CD
- Work
- On-site in Bellevue
- Pay
- $80K–$100K a year
- Skill demand
- Operations62%Stakeholder management51%Data analysis45%Data visualization27%of 100 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 10, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
MITRE is seeking a Modeling & Simulation / Operations Research Analyst to support critical national security missions. This role involves partnering with operational stakeholders to develop and apply advanced modeling, simulation, and analytical tools. You will tackle complex, real-world problems at the intersection of technology and national security.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and application of modeling and simulation tools by providing technical expertise and support.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to refine methodologies and address technical challenges.
- Shape project strategies by identifying and recommending innovative techniques and tools to improve modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders to ensure alignment with mission goals.
- Support collaboration across teams to enhance the effectiveness and scalability of modeling, simulation, and analysis initiatives.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
- Strong foundation in physics, applied mathematics, and numerical methods.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Object-Oriented Programming.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S Government issued Security Clearance.
- U.S. Citizen (per U.S. Government eligibility requirements for security clearance).
- This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with developing and debugging physics-based modeling and simulation tools.
- Experience in conducting quantitative analysis of simulation results to identify key focus areas and extract critical lessons learned.
- Experience with data analysis and data visualization tools or environments.
- Experience with contemporary DevOps tools and practices (git, gitlab, artifactory, CI/CD, unit/integration/regression testing).
- Experience with developing for scalable compute – GPU/HPC/Cuda, cloud-native compute (Kubernetes/Docker).
- Skilled in presenting technical material through reports and presentations.
- Strong problem-solving and communication abilities.
- Passion for collaborating with experts across various disciplines.
- Desire to learn new techniques and approaches on-the-job.
- Hands-on experience in adapting research from academia and industry to real-world challenging data sources and problem sets.
- Active US Government Security Clearance.
Security Clearance Requirements
- This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): Not Applicable
- 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
Compensation
Salary compensation range: $80,000 - $100,000 - $120,000 Annual
Work Location
Type: Onsite