Principal Electrical Engineer

Overview: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Principal Small UAS (sUAS) Electrical Engineer to join our team at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens with a TS/SCI clearance. The successful candidate will provide electrical engineering expertise on a multidisciplinary team responsible for developing, integrating, and transitioning multiple different technologies for the Government Team Lead. In addition, duties will require acquiring technical knowledge of all key sUAS hardware/software systems to include remote flight control systems, weapons control, test telemetry, sensor systems, and instrumentation. Anticipate up to 15% travel, with surge periods of greater travel, primarily in CONUS.

You will be a great fit for this role if:

• You have a passion for aerospace, defense, special operations, and advanced technologies.
• You understand the urgent need to modernize our defense systems and give our warfighters the best possible tools.
• Paying attention to detail and providing excellent customer service in a professional environment is a skill you excel at.
• You are passionate about continuous learning and growth, and you seek opportunities to challenge yourself.
• You are driven to make a meaningful impact through your work.

Responsibilities: * Provide oversight and technical management for mission system applications. * Participate in key engineering integration meetings:

• Milestone design and technical reviews o Team Lead Meetings
• Material Improvement Program Review Boards o Engineering and Crew Station Working Groups
• Lead System Engineer Technical Engagements
• Integrated Test Team Meetings

* Support on-aircraft engineering integration activities

• On-aircraft integration and engineering test build events
• Knock down administrative and engineering barriers
• Raise 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

* Understanding of airworthiness criteria. * Conduct and support root cause analysis with enterprise stakeholders * 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. * Lead and support Government and industry teams through technical planning, design reviews, test reviews, and technical assessments. * 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. * Promote efficiency, agility, and traceability in fast-paced engineering environments. * Lead integration of new, legacy, and GOTs hardware and software. * Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of systems compatible with defined system architectures. * Support 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.

Required Qualifications: * Exceptional integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to MTSI's core values. * Minimum 8+ years of industry or government experience demonstrating and practicing knowledge, skills, and abilities in Electrical Engineering. * Experience working with a mix of core electrical engineering fundamentals, to include:

• Analog and digital circuit design
• Component selection and derating
• Signal integrity and EMI/EMC awareness
• Power systems
• Embedded systems
• Avionics integration
• Sensors and payloads
• RF and communications
• Testing, evaluating, and reporting to include hardware-in-the-loop, developmental test, and operational test

* Proven experience in aviation system design, development, integration, and test. * 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.

Desired Qualifications: * 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.

Education Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. * Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, desired.

Clearance Requirements: * US Citizenship. Must possess an active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SAP and SCI eligibility.


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





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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.

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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.