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Systems Engineer - SME

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
401(k)
United States, Ohio, Dayton
Oct 10, 2025
As an Engineerwith MTSI, you will beresponsible forsupporting customers in Special Access Programs (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) facilities.You will interact daily with program managers, other engineers, financial managers, and industry subject matter experts across multiple Services supporting Department of Defense (DoD) Services and Agencies, and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. This position will be located at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. You'll be a great fit for this role if: You have a passion for DoD systems and advanced technologies. You understand the urgent need to modernize and support our defense systems and give our troops the best possible tools. You are driven to make a meaningful impact through your work. You are passionate about continuous learning and growth, and you seek opportunities to challenge yourself. You have attention to detail and provide excellent customer service in a professional environment. You are a great teammate. Responsibilities: This position requires a thorough understanding of the DoD systems engineering process, policy and procedures in the acquisition, manufacturing, fielding, and sustainment, modernization and disposal of new, existing and future weapons systems and capabilities, with specific experience in weapon system program protection planning.It is highly desired that personnel in this position have expertise in understanding integrated circuitry, industry standard processors, and memory chips and have familiarity with methodologies for reverse engineering electronic systems and integrated circuitry.Personnel shall be experienced and motivated engineering professionals with the necessary skills to support the ATEA FPO by accomplishing highly technical tasks in a classified work environment.Personnel shall apply knowledge of and expertise in DoD, AF and common engineering and scientific principles, criteria, and procedures to improve planned and existing weapon system manufacture, operations, re-manufacture and de-militarization operations and oversight. Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to: Assist in translating user requirements into system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate systems, subsystems and equipment for deployment. Apply engineering principles and technical understanding of subject matter material into initial development, modification/updates/revisions, and maintenance of technical Anti-Tamper Security Classification Guides (SCG) using technical writing skills. Assist with the development of requirements and technology needs into action plans and policies necessary to improve and retain world class manufacturing, operations, re-manufacturing and de-militarization of weapon system capabilities. Perform technical/mission analyses of existing and potential operational requirements, assist in developing system concepts, and perform technological/trade-off study assessments of proposed designs. Review specifications, including system, system segment and equipment specifications, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) involved in programs. Support and conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, lifecycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessment and scheduling trade-off studies. Support and conduct systems analyses to include, but not limited to, system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessment. Provide systems/subsystems integration support for the acquisition, development and verification of systems and equipment. Teach learning modules within Anti-Tamper courses to industry and Government participants, and assist in curriculum development, as required. Qualifications Required: Minimum of 20 years of relevant DoD work experience (years of experience may be waiverable with customer approval). No less than three (3) years' experience in an SAP and/or SCI environment within the last five (5) years (SAP/SCI experience may be waiverable with customer approval). Education: * BS and MS degree in Electrical, Radar, Software, Microelectronics, or Computer Engineering (Master's degree may be waiverable with customer approval). Desired skills: * Evaluating current fielded weapons systems to determine anti-tamper and reverse engineering susceptibility based on vendor design. * Identifying susceptibility of critical protected information from exploitation and reverse engineering. * Identifying methodologies to improve resistance of current and future electronic circuits to reverse engineering and exploitation. * Supporting development of industry and DoD standards for future weapons systems to improve resistance to reverse engineering exploitation. * Working with industry to assess tamper resistance of current weapons systems within the acquisition development cycle. * Experience or having familiarity with state-of-the-art exploitation equipment and instrumentation to evaluate current and new processors, memory units, and electronic circuits to exploit weaknesses, identify improvements to design, and develop new standards to deter technological exploitation. Clearance Requirements: * Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI/SBPR). * Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP) access. #MTSI #LI-MS1 Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security. Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 100% Employee Owned: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year. Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year Flexible schedules 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December) Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993. Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide. For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.