Small UAS (sUAS) Systems Engineer - SME

Modern Technology Solutions Inc; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Mtsi Va seeks a senior systems engineer with extensive aviation experience to lead mission system integration and testing efforts. The role requires coordinating with government and industry partners, managing cross-functional teams, and delivering technical briefs to leadership.

The candidate should bring 19+ years in systems engineering, robust MBSE knowledge, and a current DoD Top Secret clearance with SAP/SCI eligibility. Excellent communication and multitasking skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 19+ years of experience in systems engineering, acquisitions, and RDT&E.
• Proven experience in aviation system design, development, integration, test and evaluation, aerospace duties, and/or related technical work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing technical content to senior leadership.
• Strong customer service skills; ability to work with personnel across multiple disciplines and organizations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to work well in a cross-disciplinary team with other engineers and military operators.
• Ability to apply expert knowledge and proactively work independently.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and adapt to evolving mission and technical requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with MBSE methodologies and open architecture frameworks.
• Experience with communication, datalink, sensor, RF, EW, and sUAS technologies.
• Integration of weapons, sensor, and C2 capabilities, including cross-platform interoperability.
• Familiarity with agile development and tools such as Atlassian Suite and Cameo.
• US Citizenship and active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SAP/SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and technical management for mission system applications.
• Facilitate and participate in key engineering integration meetings and reviews.
• Facilitate on-aircraft integration and engineering test build events.
• Develop and deliver technical briefings to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with U.S. Government and industry partners for joint capability development.
• Coordinate action items from design reviews and program reviews.
• Develop methods and criteria to verify system requirements.

Skills

Aviation systems

MBSE

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Communication with leadership

Clearance readiness

Education

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree + 21+ years of experience substitution

Tools

Atlassian Suite

Cameo

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and technical management for mission system applications.
• Facilitate and participate in key engineering integration meetings: Milestone design and technical reviews Team Lead Meetings Material Improvement Program Review Boards Engineering and Crew Station Working Groups Lead System Engineer Technical Engagements Integrated Test Team Meetings
• Facilitate on-aircraft integration and engineering test build events
• Knock down administrative and engineering barriers
• Raise integration issues to technical and programmatic POCs and/or leadership for decision/action
• Plan and schedule resources to support integration and test
• Report on status of ongoing integration and test
• Contribute to systems engineering activities including requirements definition, architecture development, integration, and verification.
• Support open architecture implementations and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches.
• Participate in platform integration and testing and verification of subsystems for performance and functionality.
• Develop and deliver technical briefings to a wide range of audiences, including senior technical and leadership stakeholders.
• Collaborate with U.S. Government and industry partner organizations to support joint mission capability development.
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of systems compatible with defined system architectures.
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
• Develop the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems, and work products are verified against their requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 19+ years of experience in systems engineering, acquisitions, and RDT&E.
• Proven experience in aviation system design, development, integration, test and evaluation, aerospace duties, and/or related technical work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing technical content to senior leadership.
• Strong customer service skills; being able to work with personnel across multiple disciplines and organizations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to work well in a cross-disciplinary team with other engineers and military operators.
• Ability to apply expert knowledge and proactively work independently.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, "tip of the spear" environment.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and adapt to evolving mission and technical requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with open architecture frameworks and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
• Experience with communication, datalink, sensor, radio frequency, electronic warfare, and sUAS technologies.
• Integration of weapons systems, sensor, and C2 capabilities, including cross-platform interoperability.
• Familiarity with agile development and systems engineering tools such as Atlassian Suite and Cameo.
• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Bachelor's degree with 21+ years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a Master's degree.
• INCOSE ASEP or similar systems engineering certification desired.
• US Citizenship.
• Must possess an active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SAP and SCI eligibility.