Mission Integration Engineer
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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Mission Integration Engineer to join our team in Patuxent River, MD. This is an onsite position.
In this role, you will bridge the gap between operational warfighting concepts and technical system-of-systems requirements. You will be instrumental in decomposing high-level naval and joint task lists into actionable mission threads, kill chains, and integrated capability technical baselines (ICTBs) to shape the future of naval investments and acquisition pathways.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Support the PMA-298 Naval Capabilities-Based Integration Process (NCIP) Integrated Product Team (IPT)
Analyze and decompose Universal Joint Task Lists (UJTL) and Universal Naval Task Lists (UNTL) into specific functional parts, mission threads, and target-pairing requirements
Integrate with a cross-functional team of acquisition, budget, and intelligence SMEs to develop Naval Concepts of Employment (CONEMPs), kill chain/kill web wholeness assessments, and Design Reference Missions (DRMs)
Collaborate with OPNAV and NAVAIR pillar program representatives to compile technical baselines and define kinetic/non-kinetic configurations across multiple future time epochs
Utilize or learn Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies to capture mission architectures and system-of-systems relationships within digital modeling tools
Coordinate and facilitate technical meetings, working groups, and collaborative sessions among multi-disciplinary experts to influence the entire acquisition lifecycle
Willingness to travel up to 25%
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, operations research, physics, computer science, or a related scientific discipline
Must be a graduate of a military warfare center of excellence Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) curriculum (e.g., TOPGUN, MAWTS-1, EAWS, CAEWWS, AWS, or Joint equivalent)
8+ years of professional experience directly related to the analysis of military mission areas, CONEMPs, and associated kill chains
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven experience as a Training Officer, Operations Officer, or Planner with deep familiarity in breaking down joint or naval task lists into operational training syllabi or execution plans
Strong operational background across Joint Operations, Surface Warfare, Information Warfare, or Air-to-Surface mission areas (not strictly limited to aviation)
Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler, Cameo Enterprise Architecture, MagicDraw, or a strong aptitude and willingness to quickly learn digital engineering/architecture modeling tools
DoD 5000 series lifecycle and capability gap assessment processes
Clearance Requirements:
Must have a current and active Top Secret clearance and be willing and able to obtain an SCI
Physical Requirements:
The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.
The projected compensation range for this position is $116,400.00-$194,900.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
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