Principal Electrical Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions · Hurlburt Field

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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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