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MTSI is seeking a Mission Engineering Project Manager who will serve as the Task Order Program Manager (TOPM) supporting the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)) Mission Engineering Integration Activity (MEIA).
The TOPM is the COR's single, authoritative point of contact for all programmatic matters related to the TO and is responsible for the staffing of contractor personnel and providing the deliverables IAW the TO. This role oversees execution of mission engineering tasks, analytic activities, and deliverables that enable MEIA to provide mission-level insights, system-of-systems assessments, capability gap analyses, and investment recommendations to senior Department of War leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the COR's single point of contact for all programmatic, administrative, contractual, and task-order management matters.
- Manage daily operations of contractor personnel performing mission engineering and analytic tasks.
- Monitor technical progress of personnel and ensure all PWS-defined tasks and deliverables are completed with high quality, analytical rigor, and on schedule.
- Identify, analyze, and propose mitigations for Task Order risks, issues, and performance challenges, elevating critical matters to the COR as required.
- Monitor labor hours, assess burn rates, and report any actual or projected overruns to the COR immediately.
- Recruit, manage, and retain highly skilled personnel capable of fulfilling technical, analytic, ORSA, and programmatic requirements. Maintain oversight of personnel performance
- Identify and implement internal process improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, and responsiveness.
Mission Engineering-Specific Responsibilities (MEIA Focused):
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams performing mission engineering, ORSA, design of experiments (DOE), force design analysis, system-of-systems assessments, and modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A).
- Ensure contractor personnel are executing and delivering analytic activities employing AFSIM or comparable mission-level M&S tools to address MEIA analytic/study efforts.
- Ensure the integration of contractor personnel to deliver the required comprehensive ME products in accordance with the Government-approved MEIA priority analytic efforts.
- Facilitate planning to address emerging MEIA initiatives and support the scoping of analytic efforts to ensure contractor personnel with the appropriate expertise are available to accomplish the MEIA priorities and objectives.
- Monitor the contractor team to ensure they adhere to Government methodologies and approaches, and leverages standards and best practices to ensure the credibility and reuse of delivered products.
- Facilitate collaboration and stakeholder integration across OSW, Joint Staff, Military Services, Combatant Commands, FFRDCs, UARCs, and industry partners.
- Review technical briefings, decision papers, analytic reports, and executive-level documentation for senior USW(R&E) and DoW leadership (deliverables are part of the TO).
Minimum Required Skills and Experience
- 7 years of project/program management experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role managing complex engineering or technical programs.
- 7 years of managing multidisciplinary teams supporting federal contractual and programmatic requirements.
- 7 years of experience in mission engineering, systems engineering, and MS&A within the defense sector.
- 5 years of experience leading the development and analysis of mission threads, kill chains, kill webs, and integration of emerging technologies into missioncritical architectures.
- Demonstrated experience in ORSA methodologies, design of experiments (DOE), and largescale analytic design and execution.
- Experience with AFSIM or similar missionlevel M&S tools for mission analysis, campaign analytics, or systemofsystems assessments.
- Experience with information technology (IT) required for analytic purposes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, burnrate tracking, and cost reporting in a governmentcontracting environment.
- Experience integrating diverse military stakeholders and applying operational experience to analytic and engineering efforts.
- Strong track record of building, developing, and sustaining highperforming technical teams.
Core Competencies
- Strategic systemofsystems thinking
- Technical, programmatic, and analytic leadership
- Stakeholder integration and customer engagement
- Mission Engineering, ORSA and DOE analytic rigor
- Effective communication and briefing skills
- Proactive risk, budget, and issue management
- Expertise with missionlevel M&S environments (AFSIM or similar)
- Strong teambuilding and personnel development
- Ability to lead highperforming teams in dynamic DoW environments
- Skilled in leveraging digital tools, analytic infrastructure, and datadriven processes
Education:
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering, Operational Analysis, Operations Research, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
Security Clearance:
Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance; SAPeligible.
The pay range for this position is $XXX,XXX/year to $XXX,XXX/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract ranges, jobrelated knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors. MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. This posting will be renewed periodically until the position is filled.
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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:
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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.
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