GL Distinguished Mission Engineering Group Leader

Apply now Job No: 503504 Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH Category: Research Institute Staff Department: Mission Engineering - 250614 Pay Grade: R5 - Exempt Advertised: April 21, 2026 Applications close: Open until filled

The Mission Engineering Group Leader (MEGL) provides senior leadership for mission-focused operational analysis, scenario development, logistics/sustainment considerations, and wargaming support. This position guides a small multidisciplinary team to deliver rigorous, decision-quality mission insights for government sponsors. The MEGL sets analytical and process standards, ensures alignment across contributors, maintains strong customer engagement, and supports business and proposal development aligned to CDSME’s mission-engineering and operational-analysis competencies.

This is a leadership-oriented role and does not require deep technical MBSE or model construction.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (engineering, operations, logistics, management, or related technical domain).
• 15+ years of relevant DoD or aerospace experience in operations, sustainment, mission analysis, or wargaming support.
• 10+ years demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams toward analytical/operational deliverables.
• Ability to communicate operational constraints, analytical assumptions, results, and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating with government customers in structured operational or analytical environments.
• Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

• Master’s degree in a technical, analytical, or management field.
• 20+ years of experience in operations, sustainment, mission analysis, or related DoD leadership roles.
• Experience supporting or shaping operational scenarios, logistics assessments, or mission‑relevant wargaming events.
• Familiarity with mission-engineering constructs such as mission context, objectives, operational flows, effectiveness measures, or mission threads.
• Experience collaborating with digital engineering or MBSE practitioners to align operational analysis with model‑based products.
• Exposure to SysML/UAF-based mission or system modeling environments (e.g., Cameo) sufficient to review or interpret model outputs.
• Experience collaborating with modeling, simulation, and analysis teams for defensible analytical outputs.
• Familiarity with wargaming or simulation tools (e.g., Command Professional Edition, AFSIM, or similar).
• Ability to facilitate alignment across diverse technical or stakeholder groups through structured mission or systems frameworks.
• Experience supporting business development and proposal efforts.
• Familiarity with DoD capability development or early systems engineering processes (e.g., pre‑Milestone
  
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To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

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