Space Payload Systems Engineer

• Payload System Design & Integration: Provide technical leadership for the design, development, and integration of payload subsystems, including sensors, communications systems, thermal management, power systems, and control electronics, aligned with mission performance requirements.
• System Requirements Development: Define engineering requirements, performance metrics, and interfaces for payload systems, ensuring compliance with program objectives and Department of Defense standards.
• Technical Analysis: Conduct detailed technical evaluations of payload systems, including structural dynamics, thermal modeling, electromagnetic compatibility, and survivability in space environments.
• Test & Validation: Lead payload subsystem testing campaigns, including environmental testing (vibration, thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC), functional performance validation, and fault tolerance assessments.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and develop mitigation strategies for technical risks related to payload subsystems, ensuring long-term reliability in operational deployments.
• Collaboration: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC) engineers, propulsion experts, software developers, and program managers to ensure seamless integration of payload systems.
• Mission Assurance: Ensure payload readiness to meet mission success criteria, addressing lifecycle management from concept development through disposal.
• Documentation & Reporting: Prepare detailed engineering documentation, analysis reports, and system-level designs for internal and external stakeholders.

• Must have an Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
• 5 years' prior experience for access to Special Access Program Information (SAP), or Controlled Access Program (CAP); must have 1 year in the last 5 years.

• Knowledge of space systems engineering, including spacecraft payload architectures.
• Experience with space environment considerations such as radiation shielding, thermal control, and materials durability.
• Familiarity with DoD and NASA standards for space systems development.
• Proficient in systems modeling tools (e.g., MATLAB, STK, CAD software) and analysis techniques.

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  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.
  
  
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  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.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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




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  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