Senior Missile Defense Architecture Design Engineer

Company: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Location: Ardmore
Posted on: March 13, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Missile Defense Architecture Design Engineer at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. summary:
The Senior Missile Defense Architecture Design Engineer at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. is responsible for assessing missile defense threats and capability gaps, providing analytical expertise, and contributing to the development of future missile defense architectures. They engage with stakeholders to facilitate technical exchanges and provide strategic guidance while supporting the evolution of defense architectures. This role requires a strong STEM background, active security clearance, and extensive experience in systems engineering and missile defense operations.
Overview

Own Your Future. -Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Senior Missile Defense Architecture Design Engineer in Huntsville, AL. -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 1993Modern 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 .
    Responsibilities
    
    
    • Assess MD threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs and opportunities, and develop potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level
    • Provide analytical expertise on adversary capabilities, systems engineering and flight test and evaluation.
    • Evaluate the adequacy of the current BMDS approach and architecture to counter the threat and recommend courses of action for strategy, system improvements; and, identify alternate strategies for affordable, cost effective and technically advanced systems.
    • Contribute to development of MDS future architectures and roadmaps for integration of future capabilities, including advanced concepts, into the MDS architecture.
    • Support, plan and facilitate technical exchanges, engagements for workshops/summits, forums, and reengineering of Missile Defense Architectures.
    • Provide reach-back for consulting services for key Missile Defense development expertise; facilitating efforts across internal/external stakeholders and providing strategic advice, guidance and direction.
    • Support Defense Architecture evolution strategy development through assessment of interim and final results of Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and other analysis activities to include top level requirements and test infrastructure requirements/coordination.
    • Support, evaluate, analyze and develop technical recommendations through industrial base exchanges and engagement with DoD, providing input on program process improvement opportunities.
    • Support coordination of team's responses to MDA-wide tasks, data calls, and review and comment of MDA documents to include Reports to Congress and higher DoD requests
      Qualifications
      
      
    • Master's Degree in STEM Field with 12+ years, or BS in STEM Field with 20+ years
    • Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain an Top Secret/SCI
    • Proficient understanding of the current MDS architecture
    • Prior experience and understanding of the MDA mission
    • Experience with application of M&S to defense architectures, HPC experience, MBSE experience are all pluses
    • Familiarity with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
    • Systems engineering background or familiarityDesired Qualifications
      • Active TS/SCI Clearance
      • Experience with BMD Benchmark
      • Experience with Cameo
      • Experience developing System of Systems
      • Experience with application of modeling & simulation to defense architectures#LI-AS1
        
        Keywords:
        Missile Defense, System Analysis, Architecture Design, Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Defense Technology, Capability Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Expertise, DoD Architecture
        

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