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# Mission Engineer | Analyst

- **Company:** Grey Matters Defense Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** Shaw Air Force Base, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Computer Programming, Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language)
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usbe47ee4af38660fdf9714c998e075e5a

## About the Role

* An active Top Secret security clearance
 * 8+ years of IC/DoD analyst experience
 * 5+ years of mission capability experience
 * 5+ years of experience with common DoD analysis and visualization applications
 * Demonstrated ability to communicate with peers, leadership, and customers
 * Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills
 * High level of self-initiative and self-motivation with the ability to work under minimal supervision
 * Ability to work effectively in small team settings to solve complex problems
 * Demonstrated ability to bring new or innovative solutions to problems

Preferred Skills:

 * Coding experience in a modern software language such as Python, R, or JAVA
 * Broad community knowledge of sensors and disciplines and the ability to leverage and communicate this intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance experience to teammates and customers
 * Experience in processing and visualizing data and an understanding of the processes and procedures necessary to request, coordinate, and task collection
 * Knowledge of customer tasking, collection, and processing tools to perform limited analytics and development
 * Understanding of Agile development practices and procedures with the ability to act as a product owner for established needs

## Description

Grey Matters Defense Solutions is seeking a talented and dedicated, Mission Engineer
About the job:

 * Grey Matters Defense Solutions is looking for experienced multi-INT analysts/developers to join our Sensor to Shooter Mission Engineering team to help solve mission-focused operational problems.
 * Stationed at customer locations, the Mission Engineering team provides support for local operational needs while also helping integrate with Intel Community and DoD tools, services, and data., * The Mission Engineering team is responsible for creating and integrating capabilities into Sensor to Shooter workflows, capturing customer needs, and providing onsite expertise through development of scripts, models, automations, and other creative techniques to overcome mission-limiting capability gaps.
 * Ideal additions to this team will be broadly experienced across data types and intelligence disciplines and are highly motivated problem-solvers.
 * New Mission Engineers must have exceptional communication skills and function effectively within a team as well as independently. Dedication to the mission and an ability to generate creative solutions to hard mission problems is a must.
 * Willingness to travel in support of exercises, surge support, etc. as needed to support Customer requirements.


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