Mission Engineering Lead

MANTECH; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Mission Engineering Lead to join our Stafford, VA team to support the Marine Corps System Command contract. You will liaise with the CHENG Division Head for Digital Integration, bridging policy with practical ME capabilities across the enterprise.

Key tasks include leading ME initiatives, maintaining cross-enterprise engagement, and delivering decision-support briefs to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience supporting military operations, operational planning, force development, experimentation, or related mission-focused activities.
• MBSE familiarity with modern toolsets is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Marine Corps CHENG Division Head for Digital Integration as a ME subject matter expert.
• Maintain awareness of ME forums and working groups across the enterprise.
• Track DoD/Navy-level developments, policies, and instructions relevant to ME.
• Provide guidance to inform resources, policy, standards, and integration efforts.
• Prepare briefs, reports, and assessment products for stakeholders in the Force Development Enterprise.
• Conduct outreach to Marine Corps programs to facilitate adoption of mission engineering.

Skills

Mission engineering

MBSE

Written communication

Briefing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Cameo (SysML/UAF)

AFSIM

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Mission Engineering Lead to join our team in Stafford, VA to help support our current contract with the Marine Corps System Command (MCSC).

This position supports the USMC PAE Marine Corps Chief Engineer (CHENG) Division Head for Digital Integration by bridging high-level policies with practical Marine Corps capabilities to ensure alignment of mission engineering efforts across the enterprise.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Support the USMC PAE Marine Corps CHENG Division Head for Digital Integration as a Marine Corps mission engineering subject matter expert.
• Maintain awareness and active involvement in Mission Engineering (ME) related forums and working groups, maintaining cognizance of disparate efforts across the enterprise.
• Keep pace with DoD-level developments, policies, directives, orders, and instructions, as well as those at the Department of Navy level.
• Bring awareness, guidance, and insights to the Marine Corps to help inform and shape resources, policy, standards, and the integration of effort.
• Prepare and deliver briefs, reports, and other assessment products while collaborating with core stakeholders in the Force Development Enterprise (including CD&I, MCWL, CDD, and OAD) to interpret findings, identify operational implications, and align PAE MC acquisition efforts.
• Conduct outreach and communications to Marine Corps programs to facilitate their adoption of mission engineering.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related experience supporting military operations, operational planning, force development, experimentation, or related mission-focused activities. An additional 2 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated background and foundational expertise in modeling and simulation, enterprise architecture, or mission thread modeling, including familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and modern toolsets like Cameo (SysML/UAF) and AFSIM.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing briefs, reports, and decision-support products for senior military and civilian leaders.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Marine Corps officer at the O-4 level or above.
• Advanced degree in a relevant engineering, technical, or analytical discipline.
• Experience supporting Marine Corps, Navy, or joint assessments, concept development, experimentation, force design, or requirements development.
• Experience coordinating with or supporting science and technology organizations, warfighting labs, or advanced concept development efforts.
  
  

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current/active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Office work environment with occasional travel to outdoor test and evaluation sites.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meeting spaces, and collaborative work areas.