Systems Engineer - SME

Overview

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Remote Systems Engineer - SME in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• 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 Ownership: 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
• 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 tuition 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.

Responsibilities

As an Engineer with MTSI, you will be responsible for supporting customers in Special Access Programs (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) facilities. You will interact daily with program managers, other engineers, financial managers, and industry subject matter experts across multiple Services supporting Department of Defense (DoD) Services and Agencies, and Intelligence Community (IC) customers.

You’ll be a great fit for this role if:

• You have a passion for DoD systems and advanced technologies.
• You understand the urgent need to modernize and support our defense systems and give our troops the best possible tools.
• You are driven to make a meaningful impact through your work.
• You are passionate about continuous learning and growth, and you seek opportunities to challenge yourself.
• You have attention to detail and provide excellent customer service in a professional environment.
• You are a great teammate.
  
  

Responsibilities:

Personnel performing in this position shall have familiarity with methodologies for reverse engineering electronic systems and integrated circuitry. Personnel shall be experienced and motivated engineering professionals with the necessary skills to support the ATEA FPO by providing curriculum development and course instruction in a classified work environment. Personnel shall apply knowledge of and expertise in DoD, AF and common engineering and scientific principles, criteria, and procedures to improve planned and existing AF and joint service weapon system manufacture, operations, re-manufacture and de-militarization operations and oversight.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Teach learning modules within Anti-Tamper courses to industry and Government participants, and assist in curriculum development, as required.
• Knowledge of and expertise in DoD and common engineering and scientific principles, criteria and procedures to communicate and educate trainees on how to design and plan the improvement of planned and existing service compartmented weapon systems to facilitate manufacture, operations, re-manufacture and de-militarization operations and oversight.
• Apply knowledge and expertise in the of training, facilitation and related decision support services to offices engaging in group training sessions, collaboration efforts, working groups or integrated product, process or self-directed teams.
• Assist in translating user requirements into system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate systems, subsystems and equipment for deployment.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, setup and conduct facilitation activities with host organization personnel and attending organizations personnel.
• Establish site location, setup of audio-visual equipment devices and computer equipment.
• Consult on subject matter, lead assist in strategic planning events, cope with controversial subject matter and differences of opinion from the attendees and be able to channel the discussion into constructive exchanges and plans that lead to satisfactory solutions.
• Ensure agenda, attendees’ list, minutes, and resulting action items are documented for the record.
• Provide off-the-shelf, or customized off-the-shelf training packages to meet specific program needs related to management, organization and business improvement services.
• Provide a variety of Government and Industrial acquisition reform related training concepts, user application of unique software, policy, implementation procedures, new processes, techniques, metrics, models and other timesaving, cost-saving initiatives and processes to meet specific program needs related to management, organization and business improvement services.
• Experience in public speaking and hosting/briefing to large gatherings of personnel and experience in presentation to personnel with high levels of responsibility and importance.
• Support and assist in the development of: 1) training policy, procedures and strategies, 2) training requirements assessment, validation, documentation and prioritization, 3) resource analysis and determination of resources needed, 4) reviewing, recommending, utilizing, developing and managing training tools and systems, 5) conducting and/or participating in training-related meetings and events, 6) courseware development oversight and support and 7) metrics development and reporting.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of 20 years of relevant DoD work experience (years of experience may be waiverable with customer approval).
• No less than three (3) years’ experience in a SAP and/or SCI environment within the last five (5) years (SAP/SCI experience may be waiverable with customer approval).
• Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI or SBPR).
  
  

Education:

• BS and MS degree in Electrical, Radar, Software, Microelectronics, or Computer Engineering (Master’s degree may be waiverable with customer approval).
  
  

Desired Skills:

• Evaluating current fielded weapons systems to determine anti-tamper and reverse engineering susceptibility based on vendor design.
• Identifying susceptibility of critical protected information from exploitation and reverse engineering.
• Identifying methodologies to improve resistance of current and future electronic circuits to reverse engineering and exploitation.
• Supporting development of industry and DoD standards for future weapons systems to improve resistance to reverse engineering exploitation.
• Working with industry to assess tamper resistance of current weapons systems within the acquisition development cycle.
• Experience or having familiarity with state-of-the-art exploitation equipment and instrumentation to evaluate current and new processors, memory units, and electronic circuits to exploit weaknesses, identify improvements to design, and develop new standards to deter technological exploitation.
  
  

Clearance Requirements:

• Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI/SBPR).
• Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP) access.
  
  

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