New

Principal Mission Planner

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
401(k)

Nov 21, 2025
How you will contribute to our National Security and Defense mission: As a Mission Planner, Principalyou will beresponsible forproviding mission planning support to Department of the Air Force R&D technology efforts.You will be an integral part of a combined government/contractor team developing and demonstrating new capabilities for the Department of the Air Force. You'll be a great fit for this role if: You have a passion for aerospace, defense, and advanced technologies. You excel at paying attention to detail and providing excellent customer service in a professional environment. 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. Ideal candidates enjoy solving problems and possess the ability to quickly understand and adapt to solve customer challenges. Responsibilities:* Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to: Develop long and short-term planning products supporting test objectives and events. Develop and brief weekly and 24-hour board consisting of objectives, safety constraints, resource constraints, budgets, and other metrics as determined. Use mission planning software to track subsystems. Document and understand vehicle configurations. Perform vehicle scheduling and create detailed planning documents. Perform planning objectives for Ops Readiness Campaigns to include exercises and rehearsals. Qualifications Required: * Experience with mission planning software for satellite or aircraft operations. Experience conducting and planning satellite or aircraft operations. Experience working with space or air vehicles and systems including systems integration and test, field testing, modeling and simulation, and valuation and analysis. Minimum 10 years' experience with requirements analysis, requirements definition and verification, technology planning, air or space vehicle and systems design, systems integration, and advanced testing. Extensive knowledge of integrated systems, milestone planning, hardware development, testing of current and future concepts, the test planning process, testing procedures, testing equipment, and proper data collection handling at a classified level.This includes supporting the design, test, and readiness reviews to ensure on-time and fully capable deliveries. Experience with missiles, sensors, air vehicles, or space vehicles or flight systems. Education:* * Minimum Bachelor's degree in aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering, or electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering.A Master's degree or PhD in one or more of the above engineering fields is highly desired. Even better if you have these desired skills: Experience mission planning and supporting dynamic servicing operations. Clearance Requirements: Must possess an active Top Secret Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility. #LI-HP1 #LI-onsite 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.