Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect

MTSI is seeking a Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect to support the NGAD Family of Systems (FoS) enterprise. This role focuses on accelerating technical maturation and prototyping activities across advanced air dominance platforms, mission systems, weapons, digital engineering ecosystems, and operational architectures. You will lead government and industry teams through rapid design iteration, integration planning, and early system validation to ensure NGAD FoS solutions meet mission needs in highly contested environments., * Lead technical prototyping strategies that align with NGAD portfolio goals, including platform, sensor, weapon, connectivity, and autonomy components.

• Translate high-level operational requirements into executable prototyping roadmaps, digital engineering models, and early integration plans.
• Partner with government program offices to evaluate technology readiness, identify technical risks, and shape early engineering trades.
• Guide industry partners through architecture development, interface definition, modeling activities, and risk-reduction prototype builds.
• Develop implementation frameworks for transitioning prototype capabilities into formal programs of record or spiral development efforts.
• Coordinate across mission threads, CONOPS development, and capability decomposition to ensure prototypes reflect end-to-end operational needs.
• Provide senior-level engineering leadership during technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and early integration exercises.
• Support government stakeholders in planning and executing experimentation campaigns, flight tests, lab-based evaluations, and digital simulations.
• Interface with digital engineering, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, software development, and test communities.
• Produce decision-quality documentation, analysis summaries, prototype assessments, and architecture recommendations for senior acquisition leaders.

• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, architecture development, prototyping, RDT&E, or advanced aerospace design.
• Proven experience supporting major defense aviation acquisition programs (preferred: fighter, UCAV, autonomy, sensors, mission systems, or weapons).
• Strong understanding of digital engineering tools, model-based systems engineering, and family-of-systems architecture development.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and provide strategic engineering guidance to senior leaders.
• Excellent communication skills and experience supporting rapid development cycles.

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; willingness to obtain SAP/SAF access. Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within NGAD, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Advanced Weapons, Digital Engineering Ecosystem, or similar advanced DoD programs.
• Background in rapid prototyping environments, flight test, mission systems integration, or autonomy architectures.
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• 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.