Mission Engineer SME - Team Lead

• Lead teams ofoperational planners,intel analysts,architects, andModelingSimulation and Analysis (MS&A)analysts through the mission engineering process to assess and inform future capability investment decisions supported by analytical rigor.
• Development of study scope, key questions, partnering organizations, external teaming opportunities, and execution plans.
• Understand complex scenarios, vignettes, CONOPs, CONEMPs, measure derivation, and system-of-systems interactions toassistthe team's overall knowledge base and inform leadership.
• Understand Mission Architecture inputs, development, implementation, and connections to CONOPs, CONEMPs, andMS&Aefforts for the system-of-systems architectures being constructed.
• Understandmission-level analysisobjectives, tools, limitations, constraints, and how data and architectures feed M&S activities.
• Track progress, solve problems,identifyrisks, develop mitigations,maintaininformation flow to team and leadership.
• Synthesize raw analytical products into impactfuldata-drivenconclusions and recommendations for senior government leadership.Consolidateresults into a technical report and executive summary highlighting overall mission impacts, highlighting capability gaps closed and thoseremainingopen.
• Manage deliverables, focusing on aligning systems engineering analyses with Joint Warfighting Concepts and Combatant Command needs. Enable traceability ofanalysis results up to guiding doctrine.
• Conduct operations research to assess technologies, scenarios, and mission impacts in support ofASD(MC) Analytic Agenda
• Prototype and evaluateanalyticalframeworks anddesign of experimentstoassessandaddress capability gaps andemergingrequirements, enabling informed decisions on investments and capability development.
• Develop lifecycle systems models using architectures, simulations, and analytics workflows to ensure traceability and mission compliance.
• Collaborate with mission partners, program managers, and technical teams to integrate mission engineering practices across multi-domain missions and technologies.
• Providetechnical guidance on digital engineering and mission simulation readiness to align operational strategies with advanced engineering principles.
• Document analyses,trade studies, and mission frameworks to produce deliverables for review by senior leadership and COCOM representatives.
• Mentor teams to strengthen adoption of mission engineering principles across the organization, contributing to MTSI's world-class mission engineeringexpertise.

• 15+ years of experience in mission engineering, operations research, and systems analysis with proven ability to deliver mission-level analyses for classified environments.
• Expertise in the development of analytical frameworks and advanced systems analysis methodologies (e.g., ORSA).
• Experience leading and delivering multi-domain analyses, including risk assessments, performance evaluations, and technology prioritization strategies.
• Experienceleading andcollaborating withcross-functionalteams including engineers, operational planners, and technologists, toaccomplishcomplex tasks. This includes interactions with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, Intelligence Community or Office of Secretary of Defense organizations.
• Experience conducting operational or mission analysis and trade-off studies to inform decision-making for capability development, system design, technology investments, or maturation of concepts of operations (CONOPs) or concepts of employment (CONEMPs).
• Demonstrated experience in communicating complex technical findings to senior leadership, technical or operational experts, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong communicationskills, withdemonstratedability tointerface withsenior leadership, mission partners, and technical teams to drive mission strategies forward.
• Familiarity with DoD compliance frameworks, including RMF, Zero Trust designs, and standards supporting mission assurance in secure environments.

• 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 interfacing with Joint Staff, Services, and warfighters to coordinate engineering and analysis needs and analytic results.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams, develop technical roadmaps, and execute large-scale mission engineering efforts successfully.
• Experience in digital engineering initiatives,leveragingsecure systems and connected architectures tooptimizemission frameworks.
• Ability to lead simultaneous mission analyses while supporting both primary and ancillary program priorities.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Research, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Analysis, Computer Science; related disciplines required; or possess a certificate from advanced Professional Military Education relevant to Military Training and/or Military Planning.
• Master's degree preferred.

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  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.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (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