Weapons Engineer

• Provides subject matter expertise in the design, development, analysis, and integration of transportable canisterized missile platforms, cold gas ejection mechanics, and Launcher Control Systems (LCS).
• Evaluates and advises on the development, modeling, and implementation of complex hardware, software, and firmware architectures associated with high-pressure gas generators, ejection timing, safety interlocks, and digital firing circuits.
• Leads technical risk management activities, identifying potential engineering and integration risks (e.g., structural integrity, environmental sealing, HWIL testing anomalies) and developing actionable mitigation strategies for weapon launch subsystems.
• Applies systems engineering best practices with the appropriate level of rigor to drive progress.
• Participates in project reviews, assesses contract deliverables, and coordinates with technical review boards on decisions with broad program impact.
• Reviews Vendor Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) to assess executability and risk posture.
• Works with the Program Management team and chief engineer to understand priorities and drive project execution in alignment with those priorities.
• Develop presentations, recommendations, and written communications to explain complex launch mechanisms and control designs to program management and all stakeholders.

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related technical discipline
• 10+ years supporting DoW operations and/or programs
• Able to work full-time in a Chantilly, VA office within SCIF/SAPF spaces

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  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.
  
  
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  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.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  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