Principal Technical Mission Analyst / Architect – Future Capabilities
About The Position
We are seeking a creative technically minded professional to join the future-focused and dynamic StratOps Future Capabilities team. This role is ideal for someone with technical experience in operational or mission analysis, remote sensing analysis, or aerospace product development that wants to expand scope to help shape how BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (SMS) positions products, technology, and strategy to meet emerging mission needs. As a Technical Mission Analyst/Architect on the Future Capabilities team, you will help understand and translate government missions into architectures and analyses that guide BAE Systems strategy. Your work will directly support strategic planning, early‑phase solution definition, market analysis, and business plans. You’ll operate in a dynamic, exploratory environment where curiosity, technical breadth, and mission understanding matter.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 6 or more years related experience.
- Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
- Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- A current, active Top Secret security clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI.
- Strong technical foundation in engineering, physics, math, computer science, or a related technical field.
- Ability to synthesize technical, operational, and strategic information into novel system or mission architectures to propose to internal stakeholders, leadership, and customers.
- Pick up advanced technical topics quickly whether its understanding a new quantum approach to sensing or the latest applications of LLMs to software development.
- Excellent communication skills, including presenting technical concepts to mixed audiences.
- Comfort working in an exploratory, iterative, and sometimes unstructured environment.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to or experience with relevant DoW, IC, or other U.S. Government mission areas (e.g., space missions, air missions, remote sensing, electronic warfare, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, missile defense, command control communications, civil science, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to perform mission analysis, operational decomposition, or early‑stage architecture work.
Responsibilities
- Develop conceptual architectures and mission level solutions approaches aligned to SMS capabilities and strategic priorities.
- Conduct or manage operational analysis and mission decomposition to understand how customer missions operate today and where gaps or opportunities exist.
- Support strategic initiative teams exploring new markets or strengthening SMS position in existing mission areas.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to support market assessments, customer needs studies, and long-range planning.
- Collaborate with IRAD PIs and technical teams to ensure mission insights drive architectural and investment decisions.
- Contribute to development of mission threads, modeling inputs, early-stage CONOPS, and architecture trade studies.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain great working relationships across organizational lines throughout BAE Systems.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- a legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental leave
- military leave
- bereavement leave
- any applicable federal and state sick leave
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
