Mission Engineering Lead for Space Projects

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI); El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks a Mission Engineering & Advanced Space Projects Analyst to support acquisition planning and development for Advanced Space Projects and hosted payload initiatives in California.

The role involves leading project teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering technical architecture artifacts and strategy documents for senior program decision forums. A Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in space/defense domains are required, with TS/SCI clearance and travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other STEM discipline.
• 6+ years experience in space, intelligence, or defense mission areas.
• Experience with project planning, team leadership, and multi‑organization collaboration.
• Experience preparing and presenting strategic decision‑making products, technical architecture documentation, and engineering review artifacts.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, lead cross‑functional teams, and coordinate acquisition and technical activities across stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel.
• Active TS/SCI clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Provide acquisition support for Advanced Space Project planning and development, including creating recommendations for strategies and procurement plans.
• Develop and maintain acquisition artifacts such as baselines, requirements traceability plans, MOAs, PM plans, and resource/policy implementation plans.
• Integrate analyses to inform cost, schedule, budget, and technical trade decisions.
• Lead development of architectures for modeling, simulation, and data tools aligned with objectives and mission use cases.
• Identify risks to support strategic decision‑making on priorities, funding, requirements, and resourcing.
• Support hosted payload acquisition planning with integrated cost, schedule, budget, and performance views.
• Interface between program office and contracting, engineering teams, cost/schedule analysts, and stakeholders.
• Apply program management, contracting knowledge, technical analysis, price analysis, and cost management to ensure cohesion.

Skills

Project planning

Team leadership

Cross-organization collaboration

Strategic decision-making

Technical architecture documentation

Engineering review artifacts

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Engineering/Physics/Math/CS/STEM)

Job description

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks a Mission Engineering & Advanced Space Projects Analyst to support acquisition planning and development for Advanced Space Projects and hosted payload initiatives in California.

The role involves leading project teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering technical architecture artifacts and strategy documents for senior program decision forums. A Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in space/defense domains are required, with TS/SCI clearance and travel