Senior Defense Technologist - Land Warfare

• You're an Innovative Problem Solver: You approach challenges with creativity and aren't afraid to disrupt the status quo to develop groundbreaking solutions.
• You're Comfortable in Ambiguity: You excel in uncertain and fast-changing environments, turning complex problems into clear strategies with minimal direction.
• You Leverage Expertise Everywhere: You have a knack for identifying and engaging the right experts and resources, forging connections to solve tough technical and operational problems.
• You See the Big Picture: You're able to identify opportunities to transform the art of the possible, considering how land warfare capabilities fit into future operational and technological landscapes.
• You're Passionate and Persuasive: You bring energy, vision, and credibility to drive meaningful discussions with senior leaders, challenging traditional thinking with bold yet pragmatic ideas.

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for platforms, systems, and capabilities within thelanddomain, advising on their integration into multi-domainwarfarescenarios.
• Conduct detailed technical and operational assessments of emerginglandwarfarecapabilities and their roles in joint campaigns.
• Integrate land warfare insights into campaign analyses, modeling and simulation, and experimentation.
• Evaluate technology performance, feasibility, operational benefit, and potential transition pathways.
• Identify and communicate land capability gaps, opportunities, and priorities to DoW stakeholders.
• Support development of study requirements, test objectives, modeling inputs, and analytical methodologies.
• Work with DoW stakeholders (Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Service Components) to advocate for investments inlandwarfarecapabilities that demonstrate operational value in campaign scenarios.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across the Joint Force to advocate for the incorporation of advancedland warfaresystems and architectures into military planning efforts.
• Provide expert input into the development and transition of novellandwarfaretechnologies from R&D programs into operational force structures.
• Support evaluations of technology viability and readiness for integration into joint force operations.
• Engage with senior DoW leadership to providelandwarfareinsights that inform strategic and operational decisions.
• Coordinate and/or generat support documentation (e.g., scenario, background, order of battle).
• Navigate foreign disclosure, classification, and tech transition processes.

• Minimum 15 years of experience working with advanced land warfare technologies, systems, and platforms with emphasis on:
• Supporting development and implementation of advanced land warfare technologies and systems.
• Planning, developing, and executing R&D-oriented technical projects tied to operational missions.
• Conducting research and analyses that combine operational expertise with innovative technology approaches.
• Assessing military effectiveness, engineering viability, and operational integration oflandsystems.
• Working within DoW environments (e.g., Joint Staff, military services, or Combatant/Functional Commands) to advance capability development.
• Applying advanced techniques, theories, and practices in technology programs, ideally with transition to operational use.
• Executing technology transition efforts.
• Staff-level, Headquarters-level, Joint/Combatant Command experience (highly preferred).

• Master's degree in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Doctoral/Terminal degree in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, or a related technical discipline (preferred).

• Demonstrated ability to connect tactical, operational, and strategic considerations into coherent recommendations.
• Strong quantitative reasoning and ability to collaborate with M&S and campaign analysis personnel.

• An active Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP/CAP eligibility) is required.

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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