Mission Systems Engineer

ANAUTICS INC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ANAUTICS INC is seeking a systems engineer in Oklahoma City to translate mission workflows into executable plans. The role involves analyzing workflows, partnering with engineers on requirements, and documenting critical decisions while supporting demos and readiness preparations. Candidates should have 4+ years in systems engineering or a relevant field and must be capable of obtaining a Top Secret security clearance. AWS and AI experience are notable pluses for this position.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in systems engineering, defense technology, or technical delivery.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively.
• Must be capable of obtaining a Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze mission workflows and system interfaces.
• Partner with engineering teams on requirements and validation.
• Support demos and operational readiness.

Skills

Systems engineering

Strong analytical skills

Documentation skills

Technical communication

Tools

AWS

Job description

Translate mission workflows, constraints, and technical systems into executable product and engineering plans.

Impact

• Help teams build systems that match real-world constraints.
• Support discovery, testing, deployment, and adoption.

What you'll do

• Analyze mission workflows, system interfaces, constraints, and success criteria.
• Partner with engineering teams on requirements, architecture, validation, and delivery.
• Support demos, user feedback sessions, and operational readiness.
• Document decisions, risks, assumptions, and integration needs.

What we're looking for

• 4+ years of systems engineering, defense technology, mission operations, or technical delivery experience.
• Ability to work across users, engineers, data teams, and leadership.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, GovCloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission-critical environments is a plus.

Hiring note

Anautics evaluates candidates based on role-relevant skills, judgment, ownership, and ability to work in high-trust environments. AWS and AI experience are strong pluses across this hiring plan.