Mission Engineering Lead

MANTECH•Stafford, VA

11h•$116,400 - $194,900•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Mission Engineering Lead to join its team in Stafford, Virginia, supporting a current contract with Marine Corps System Command (MCSC). The position supports the USMC PAE Marine Corps Chief Engineer (CHENG) Division Head for Digital Integration by bridging high-level policies with practical Marine Corps capabilities and helping align mission engineering efforts across the enterprise. The Mission Engineering Lead serves as a Marine Corps mission engineering subject matter expert, maintains awareness of enterprise and DoD-level developments, and brings relevant guidance and insights to inform Marine Corps resources, policy, standards, and integration. The role collaborates with Force Development Enterprise stakeholders to interpret findings, identify operational implications, and align PAE MC acquisition efforts. It also supports outreach to Marine Corps programs to facilitate adoption of mission engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related experience supporting military operations, operational planning, force development, experimentation, or related mission-focused activities; an additional 2 years of experience may be substituted for the degree.
Demonstrated background and foundational expertise in modeling and simulation, enterprise architecture, or mission thread modeling.
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and modern toolsets such as Cameo (SysML/UAF) and AFSIM.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience preparing briefs, reports, and decision-support products for senior military and civilian leaders.
Current/active Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Marine Corps officer at the O-4 level or above.
Advanced degree in a relevant engineering, technical, or analytical discipline.
Experience supporting Marine Corps, Navy, or joint assessments, concept development, experimentation, force design, or requirements development.
Experience coordinating with or supporting science and technology organizations, warfighting labs, or advanced concept development efforts.

Responsibilities

Support the USMC PAE Marine Corps CHENG Division Head for Digital Integration as a Marine Corps mission engineering subject matter expert.
Maintain awareness and active involvement in Mission Engineering-related forums and working groups, including cognizance of disparate efforts across the enterprise.
Keep pace with DoD- and Department of the Navy-level developments, policies, directives, orders, and instructions.
Bring awareness, guidance, and insights to the Marine Corps to inform and shape resources, policy, standards, and integration of effort.
Prepare and deliver briefs, reports, and other assessment products.
Collaborate with Force Development Enterprise stakeholders, including CD&I, MCWL, CDD, and OAD, to interpret findings, identify operational implications, and align PAE MC acquisition efforts.
Conduct outreach and communications to Marine Corps programs to facilitate their adoption of mission engineering.