Mission Engineering Program Manager

Modern Technology Solutions Inc•Alexandria, VA

30d•$240,000 - $275,000•Onsite

About The Position

MTSI is seeking a Mission Engineering Program 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.

Requirements

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 mission‑critical architectures.
Demonstrated experience in ORSA methodologies, design of experiments (DOE), and large‑scale analytic design and execution.
Experience with AFSIM or similar mission‑level M&S tools for mission analysis, campaign analytics, or system‑of‑systems assessments.
Experience with information technology (IT) required for analytic purposes.
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, burn‑rate tracking, and cost reporting in a government‑contracting environment.
Experience integrating diverse military stakeholders and applying operational experience to analytic and engineering efforts.
Strong track record of building, developing, and sustaining high‑performing technical teams.
Strategic system‑of‑systems 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 mission‑level M&S environments (AFSIM or similar)
Strong team‑building and personnel development
Ability to lead high‑performing teams in dynamic DoW environments
Skilled in leveraging digital tools, analytic infrastructure, and data‑driven processes
Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance; SAP‑eligible.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

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.
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).