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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect - **Company:** Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. - **Location:** Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Rapid Prototyping Process, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, System Testing, Systems Integration, Modeling and Simulation - **Published:** August 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88041971/1 ## About the Role * 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. * Experience supporting government program management, acquisition strategy development, and multi-vendor coordination. #LI-BBS1 #Hiring #Hiring #NowHiring #EngineeringJobs #SystemsEngineering #AerospaceJobs #DefenseJobs #ProgramManagement #TechCareers #ClearedJobs ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [How To Test A Ball of Mud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/173-how-to-test-a-ball-of-mud) - [Independently together: how micro-applications improve developer experience + app performance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/452-independently-together-how-micro-applications-improve-developer-experience-app-performance) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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