Senior Mission Systems Architect - Labs & Marketplace

• Serve as a technical lead for mission systems architecture with a focus on lab integration, architecture compliance testing, and delivery of capabilities through an enterprise mission systems marketplace
• Provide technical management and coordination of Government and industry consortiums supporting the development, maturation, and adoption of Government Reference Architectures (GRAs)
• Support platform and weapon program offices with integration and implementation of mission systems architectures
• Execute within Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) supporting core platform and weapon GRAs and interfaces, including open mission systems and weapon open systems architectures
• Collaborate directly with programs of record to support architecture implementation, compliance testing, and delivery of mission systems products to the marketplace
• Support integration and delivery of mission systems hardware and software capabilities across air vehicles, weapons, sensors, autonomy, PNT, mission planning, mission data generation, software services, command and control, communications, and maintenance systems
• Manage and support lab infrastructure used for mission systems integration, test, and compliance activities
• Lead development of strategic- and tactical-level integration and test plans and support execution of integration and test events
• Lead and support Government and industry teams through technical planning, design reviews, test reviews, and technical assessments
• Develop and deliver technical briefings to senior technical and leadership audiences
• Support mission capability development across all phases of acquisition, including Technology Maturation, Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production, and Test

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum of 5 years supporting mission systems architecture, systems integration, lab integration, or open architecture implementation within complex, mission-critical environments
• Experience supporting mission systems integration and architecture compliance in lab or test environments
• Required familiarity with modern software development practices, agile toolchains, and DevSecOps pipelines, including GitLab and the Atlassian Suite
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing technical content to senior technical and leadership audiences
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, "tip of the spear" environment, with a strong willingness to learn and solve complex mission problems

• Experience integrating Government Reference Architectures (GRAs) into operational weapon or mission systems
• Familiarity with open mission systems, weapon open systems architectures, and data-centric system designs
• Experience supporting platform and weapon systems across air, ISR, or armament domains
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines in secure development environments

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• This position supports a Special Access Program (SAP)
• Situational telework only
• TDY travel approximately 20 percent (about one trip per month)

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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