Mission Engineering Analyst

Modern Technology Solutions Inc•El Segundo, CA

1d•$165,000 - $205,000

About The Position

MTSI is seeking a Mission Engineering & Advanced Space Projects Analyst to support Advanced Space Project acquisition planning and development, hosted payload acquisition activities, and mission engineering. This role involves providing acquisition support, developing acquisition artifacts, integrating analytical methods to evaluate program concepts, and leading the development of architectures for modeling, simulation, and data tools. The analyst will also identify risks across various areas to support strategic decision-making. Additionally, the role includes supporting hosted payload acquisition planning, serving as a key interface between the program office and functional areas, and applying program management, contracting, and technical analysis skills. The position also involves leading project teams, mentoring engineers, and overseeing the development of technical architecture artifacts and strategic communication products for decision forums.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other STEM discipline.
6+ years experience in space, intelligence, or defense mission areas.
Experience with project planning, team leadership, and multi‑organization collaboration.
Experience preparing and presenting strategic decision‑making products, technical architecture documentation, and engineering review artifacts.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, lead cross‑functional teams, and coordinate acquisition and technical activities across stakeholders.
Active TS/SCI clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Nice To Haves

Willingness to travel (<10%)

Responsibilities

Provide acquisition support for Advanced Space Project acquisition planning and development, including generating recommendations for acquisition strategies, procurement plans, and source‑selection documentation.
Develop and maintain acquisition artifacts such as project baselines, requirements traceability plans, memorandums of agreement, project management plans, and resource/policy implementation plans.
Integrate analytical methods to evaluate program concepts, mission strategies, and system performance to inform cost, schedule, budget, and technical trade decisions.
Lead development of architectures for modeling, simulation, and data tools, ensuring alignment with acquisition objectives, operational needs, and prototype mission use cases.
Identify risks across operations, resources, networks, architectures, and mission areas to support strategic decision-making regarding priorities, funding, requirements, and resourcing.
Support hosted payload acquisition planning, including maintaining integrated views of cost, schedule, budget, and technical performance relevant to payload hosting agreements.
Serve as a key interface between the program office and functional areas including contracting, technical engineering teams, cost/schedule analysts, and other program stakeholders.
Apply skills such as program management, contracting knowledge, technical analysis, price analysis, and budget/cost management to ensure acquisition cohesion and program execution health.
Lead project teams including Aerospace personnel, government customers, and contractors across concurrent studies, eliciting needs, requirements, constraints, and engineering inputs.
Mentor early‑career and experienced mission engineers, guiding development of mission engineering capabilities to meet emerging customer demands.
Oversee development of technical architecture artifacts, requirements verification materials, and strategic communication products for senior‑level program decision forums.