Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Overview

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Small UAS (sUAS) Systems Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens with a TS/SCI clearance. The successful candidate will provide systems engineering as well as program and acquisition expertise developing, integrating, and transitioning multiple different technologies for the Government Team Lead.

In addition, the individual will lead and supervise a multidisciplinary engineering team. Anticipate up to 15% travel, with surge periods of greater travel, primarily in CONUS.

• You have a passion for aerospace, defense, special operations, and advanced technologies.
• You understand the urgent need to modernize our defense systems and give our warfighters the best possible tools.
• Paying attention to detail and providing excellent customer service in a professional environment is a skill you excel at.
• You are passionate about continuous learning and growth, and you seek opportunities to challenge yourself.
• You are driven to make a meaningful impact through your work.

• Provide oversight and technical management for mission system applications.
• Facilitate and participate in key engineering integration meetings:
• Milestone design and technical reviews
• Team Lead Meetings
• Material Improvement Program Review Boards
• Engineering and Crew Station Working Groups
• Lead System Engineer Technical Engagements
• Integrated Test Team Meetings
• Act as the Gatekeeper to on-aircraft engineering integration activities:
• Facilitate on-aircraft integration and engineering test build events
• Knock down administrative and engineering barriers
• Raise integration issues to technical and programmatic POCs and/or leadership for decision/action
• Plan and schedule resources to support integration and test
• Report on status of ongoing integration and test
• Understanding of airworthiness criteria.
• Conduct and support root cause analysis with enterprise stakeholders
• Contribute to systems engineering activities including requirements definition, architecture development, integration, and verification.
• Support open architecture implementations and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches.
• Participate in platform integration and testing and verification of subsystems for performance and functionality.
• Lead and support Government and industry teams through technical planning, design reviews, test reviews, and technical assessments.
• Develop and deliver technical briefings to a wide range of audiences, including senior technical and leadership stakeholders.
• Collaborate with U.S. Government and industry partner organizations to support joint mission capability development.
• Promote efficiency, agility, and traceability in fast-paced engineering environments.
• Lead integration of new, legacy, and GOTs hardware and software.
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of systems compatible with defined system architectures.
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
• Lead an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
• Develop the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems, and work products are verified against their requirements.

• Exceptional integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to MTSI’s core values.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in systems engineering, acquisitions, and RDT&E.
• Proven experience in aviation system design, development, integration,…