Mission Engineering Study Team Lead

Company: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

OverviewModern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Mission Engineering Study Team Lead to join our team in the Alexandria, VA area to support on-site mission engineering, analysis, and integration expertise to produce objective insights and analytic justification to inform future technology and capability investment decisions within the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Execution (PPBE) process and aid in the prioritization, alignment and validation of requirements within Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) to deliver modernized capabilities that enable an all domain joint force aligned with future Joint Warfighting Concepts in support of the Office of the Undersecretary for Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) Mission Integration.Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company-wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
  • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  • Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
  • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  • Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.MTSI is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity, and Mission Assurance.MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.ResponsibilitiesAs a Mission Engineering Study Team Lead with MTSI, you will lead an on-site team to provide in-depth analysis in support of an OUSD R&E mission. You will serve as the senior analytic member of a team of analysts, engineers, and modelers conducting Mission Engineering studies for OUSD R&E in accordance with the Mission Engineering Guide 2.0 (https://ac.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MEG_2_Oct2023.pdf). In this role, you will assist in developing the study plan, identifying needed resources (personnel, modeling tools, etc.), socializing the study with stakeholders, executing the study, and authoring the study final report. This position will be located in the Alexandria, VA area.Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:
    • Development of study scope, Key Questions, partnering organizations, external teaming opportunities, and execution plans.
    • Understand complex scenarios, CONOPs, CONEMPs, and system-of-systems interactions to assist the team's overall knowledge base and inform leadership.
    • Understand Mission Architecture inputs, development, implementation, and connections to CONOPs, CONEMPs, and mission-level modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts for the Mission Threads and Mission Engineering Threads being constructed.
    • Understanding of mission-level analysis objectives, tools, limitations, constraints, and how Mission Characterization and Architectures feed M&S activities.
    • Track progress, solve problems, identify risks, develop mitigations, and maintain information flow to the team and leadership.
    • Develop Kickoff, IPR, and Final briefings along with Study final products.Qualifications
      • 10+ years of Mission Engineering experience.
      • Strong ability and willingness to work in a team environment.
      • Proven communication skills - written and verbal.
      • Motivated self-starter able to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment, often with minimal guidance and within rigid timelines.
      • Outstanding communication skills in conveying complex technical issues and in providing comprehensive written, oral and/or digital products.
      • Outstanding technical writing and presentation development skills.Desired Skills:
        • Expert-level experience in one or more of the following areas:
          • JADC2.
          • C2BMC.
          • Long-Range Fires.
          • Space Operations.
          • Position, Navigation and Timing.
          • Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations.
          • ISR.
          • Experience developing system solutions to complex and challenging DoD problems.
          • Experience planning and executing complex mission and systems analysis efforts.
          • Experience conducting systems engineering tasks including Technology Analysis and Assessment, System Definition, Systems Analysis, Systems Architecture development and architecture products, and Logistics support of Department of Defense (DoD) systems.
          • Expert in assessing threat kill chains operations and identifying exploitable vulnerabilities, analyzing mission threads and blue force system kill chains to identify capability gaps and solutions, developing system models, constructing and executing simulation and analysis plans, conducting trade studies and sensitivity analysis, interpreting and synthesizing results and translating them into concise and comprehensive artifacts for documenting and communicating to multiple audiences.
          • Experience leading teams in the planning and execution of complex mission and system analysis efforts.
          • Experience interfacing with Joint Staff, Services, and warfighters to coordinate engineering and analysis needs and analytic results.Education Requirements:
            • Masters in Operation Research or Engineering; OR possess a certificate from advanced Professional Military Education relevant to Military Training and/or Military Planning.Clearance Requirements:
              • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
              • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
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