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Technology Capabilities SME; Autonomy

Job in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22350, USA
Listing for: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-13
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 80000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Technology Capabilities SME (Autonomy)

Overview

Technology Capabilities SME (C2 / Autonomous Systems) supports short-notice tasks across multiple technical domains, contributing to prototype testing, experimentation, technology assessments, risk analysis, and operational planning. Personnel in this category must be capable of integrating into ongoing efforts with minimal rampup time and delivering high-quality technical products under accelerated timelines.

Responsibilities
  • Provide hands-on technical engineering support across autonomous systems domains.
  • Contribute to prototype testing, experimentation, technology assessments, risk analysis, and operational planning.
  • Integrate into ongoing efforts with minimal ramp-up time and deliver high-quality technical products under accelerated timelines.
Required Qualifications
  • Professional

    Experience:

    Fifteen (15) years of hands-on technical engineering experience, with ten (10) years as an Autonomous Systems Engineer or in a closely related technical field.
  • Autonomous Systems Design:
    Ten (10) years' experience in end-to-end design and construction of complex autonomous systems.
  • Command & Control (C2):
    Ten (10) years' experience and extensive technical knowledge of C2 principles and experience integrating them into unmanned platforms.
  • Unmanned & Counter-Unmanned Systems:
    Ten (10) years' demonstrated expertise in both the development of unmanned systems (air, ground, or sea) and the domain of Counter-Uncrewed Systems (C-UXS).
  • First-Person View (FPV) Operations:
    Ten (10) years of expertise in the principles and application of FPV for controlling and operating unmanned systems.
  • Modeling & Simulation:
    Eight (8) years' experience with demonstrated proficiency in using modeling and simulation environments to advance and validate system designs and operational concepts.
  • Demonstrated in-depth understanding of systems command and control (C2) and experience analyzing and developing counter C2 systems.
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Military or OSW experience.
Education
  • Master's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science discipline relevant to the field of autonomous systems engineering
Security Requirements
  • TS/SCI (SAP eligible)
Nice-to-have / Additional Context

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 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.

Benefits (Selected)
  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  • 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 educational 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.

For more information about MTSI, please visit

MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Equal Opportunity statement: MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.

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