Sr. Mission Integration Engineer

Experience
: 10+ Years of Experience

Education
:
Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Science, or related Field

Location
:
Longmont, CO (Onsite)

Compensation
: $180,000 - $225,000 depending on experience

nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading developers of Directed Energy systems, which is a top modernization priority of the Department of Defense. Our High Energy Laser (HEL) systems, Adaptive Optical (AO) systems, and Acquisition / Pointing / Tracking (APT) solutions are designed to overcome the most difficult challenges facing the deployment of high energy laser solutions to the United States military and our allies.

Located in Longmont, Colorado, nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is a vertically integrated business that leverages internal capabilities – from semiconductor device through target identification – to develop systems that are both high-performance and cost-effective. We continue to invest in capabilities, facilities and technology to bring leading edge HEL solutions to the warfighter.

Headquartered in Camas, Washington, nLIGHT is a publicly listed company (NASDAQ: LASR).

The Sr. Mission Integration Engineer is responsible for transforming advanced technologies into operational capabilities that can be successfully employed and sustained by military forces. As part of the HADES Product Line Management organization, this role serves as the critical link between customers, operational users, and internal engineering teams to ensure products are developed with a deep understanding of mission needs, tactical employment, and real-world operational constraints.

Working directly with military users, government stakeholders, prime contractors, and industry partners, the Sr. Mission Integration Engineer develops trusted customer relationships, defines operational requirements, and identifies the capabilities necessary to successfully field and sustain our products. This role translates operational insight into actionable product requirements and capability recommendations, influencing product strategy while enabling engineering teams to deliver solutions that solve meaningful customer problems.

Success in this role is measured by the successful adoption of our products by operational forces—ensuring capabilities are not only technically effective, but intuitive to operate, maintainable by military personnel, and aligned with customer missions throughout their lifecycle.

All applicants must possess or be qualified to obtain a U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Preference will be given to candidates with an existing U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Further information on requirements to obtain a security clearance is available at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./. Please review this information before applying.

• Serve as the primary operational advocate for the product line, ensuring customer missions and operational needs are represented throughout product development
• Mentor engineering and product teams on operational employment concepts and customer perspectives to strengthen mission-focused product development.
• Define Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), operational employment concepts, and mission workflows that guide product development and customer adoption
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with military customers, operational users, government agencies, prime contractors, and industry partners.
• Influence and translate customer missions, operational concepts, and user feedback into actionable requirements and capability recommendations for improved product strategy.
• Identify operational capability gaps and recommend product enhancements to improve mission effectiveness, usability, survivability, and sustainment.
• Evaluate operational impact of technical decisions, balancing mission effectiveness, technical risk, schedule, and customer priorities.
• Identify supporting capabilities required for successful fielding, including training, documentation, logistics, maintenance, support equipment, and standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Establish and maintain continuous feedback mechanisms with operational users and stakeholders.