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Aerospace & Defense, Government Contracting, Engineering, Systems Integration

Principal Electrical Engineer

Hurlburt Field, Fl,us, United StatesOnsiteFull TimePrincipalPosted 15 hours agoVisa sponsorship available

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Principal Small UAS (sUAS) Electrical Engineer at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This role requires a U.S. citizen with a TS/SCI clearance to provide electrical engineering expertise on a multidisciplinary team developing and integrating technologies for the Government Team Lead. Responsibilities include providing technical management, participating in engineering reviews, supporting on-aircraft integration, conducting root cause analysis, and contributing to systems engineering activities. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a minimum of 8 years of experience in core electrical engineering fundamentals, and proven experience in aviation system design, development, integration, and test.

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
  • Team Lead Meetings
  • Material Improvement Program Review Boards
  • 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 barrier
  • 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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