Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; Fairborn (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

PTO + holidays

6% 401k match

Educational reimbursement

Health insurance

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. seeks a Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect to accelerate maturation of NGAD FoS prototypes across platforms, mission systems, and digital engineering ecosystems.

You will lead government and industry teams through rapid design iterations and early validation to ensure solutions meet mission needs in contested environments. Responsibilities include translating operational requirements into prototyping roadmaps, evaluating technology readiness with

Qualifications

• 10+ years in systems engineering, architecture, prototyping, RDT&E or advanced aerospace design.
• Experience supporting major defense aviation acquisition programs preferred.
• Strong knowledge of digital engineering and MBSE.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams and advise senior leaders.
• Excellent communication; rapid development cycles.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; SAP/SAF access willingness.
• Bachelor's degree in business, logistics or project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead prototyping strategies aligned with NGAD portfolio goals.
• Translate requirements into prototyping roadmaps and integration plans.
• Evaluate technology readiness with government program offices.
• Guide industry partners in architecture development and interfaces.
• Develop frameworks to transition prototypes into formal programs.
• Coordinate across mission threads and CONOPS for end-to-end needs.
• Provide senior engineering leadership in design reviews and trials.
• Support experimentation campaigns, flight tests and simulations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture development

Prototyping

RDT&E

Aerospace design

Leadership

Communication

Rapid development cycles

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, logistics or project management

Tools

Digital engineering tools

Model-based systems engineering

Family-of-systems architecture

Job description

MTSI is seeking a Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect to support the NGAD Family of Systems (FoS) enterprise. This role focuses on accelerating technical maturation and prototyping activities across advanced air dominance platforms, mission systems, weapons, digital engineering ecosystems, and operational architectures. You will lead government and industry teams through rapid design iteration, integration planning, and early system validation to ensure NGAD FoS solutions meet mission needs in highly contested environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical prototyping strategies that align with NGAD portfolio goals, including platform, sensor, weapon, connectivity, and autonomy components.
• Translate high-level operational requirements into executable prototyping roadmaps, digital engineering models, and early integration plans.
• Partner with government program offices to evaluate technology readiness, identify technical risks, and shape early engineering trades.
• Guide industry partners through architecture development, interface definition, modeling activities, and risk-reduction prototype builds.
• Develop implementation frameworks for transitioning prototype capabilities into formal programs of record or spiral development efforts.
• Coordinate across mission threads, CONOPS development, and capability decomposition to ensure prototypes reflect end-to-end operational needs.
• Provide senior-level engineering leadership during technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and early integration exercises.
• Support government stakeholders in planning and executing experimentation campaigns, flight tests, lab-based evaluations, and digital simulations.
• Interface with digital engineering, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, software development, and test communities.
• Produce decision-quality documentation, analysis summaries, prototype assessments, and architecture recommendations for senior acquisition leaders.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, architecture development, prototyping, RDT&E, or advanced aerospace design.
• Proven experience supporting major defense aviation acquisition programs (preferred: fighter, UCAV, autonomy, sensors, mission systems, or weapons).
• Strong understanding of digital engineering tools, model-based systems engineering, and family-of-systems architecture development.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and provide strategic engineering guidance to senior leaders.
• Excellent communication skills and experience supporting rapid development cycles.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; willingness to obtain SAP/SAF access.
• Bachelor's degree in a business, logistics or project management discipline required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within NGAD, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Advanced Weapons, Digital Engineering Ecosystem, or similar advanced DoD programs.
• Background in rapid prototyping environments, flight test, mission systems integration, or autonomy architectures.
• Experience supporting government program management, acquisition strategy development, and multi-vendor coordination.

Interesting Work

Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.

Values

Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.

100% Employee Owned

We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.

Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for

• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan

Track Record of Success

We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com

MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.