Mission Solutions Engineer
Job Location:
Colorado Springs, CO - USA
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Job Summary
Position Title: Mission Solutions Engineer
Location: Fort Carson Colorado
Travel requirement: Minimum of 25%
Clearance Requirement: Secret minimum / Top Secret preferred
Employment type: Full Time
Research Innovations Inc. (RII) is breaking through the big slow status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally improves the world. We build advanced software solutions for government and military missions applying agile development and user-centered design to solve complex mission-critical problems.
Dragonfly is RIIs next-generation electromagnetic spectrum operations platform combining advanced sensor integration GPU-accelerated signal processing artificial intelligence and autonomous spectrum operations to deliver real-time spectrum awareness passive target detection electronic warfare support and mission-focused analytics across man-portable vehicle-mounted maritime and airborne environments.
We are seeking a Mission Solutions Engineer to drive the growth deployment and operational success of Dragonfly across the Department of War and the Army. Serving as the critical link between customers engineering and business development this individual will lead technical engagements demonstrations training events and field deployments while capturing operational requirements that shape future product capabilities. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in Electronic Warfare (EW) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) SATCOM or related RF mission areas and possesses the ability to translate complex technical capabilities into mission outcomes for both operators and senior decision-makers. This is a highly visible customer-facing role for someone passionate about delivering operational advantage and influencing the future of spectrum dominance technologies.
- Serve as the technical subject matter expert during customer meetings demonstrations evaluations operational exercises and mission-focused engagements.
- Support business development capture activities and customer interactions by clearly articulating Dragonflys technical capabilities operational advantages and mission value.
- Present technical information to operators engineers program managers acquisition personnel and senior government decision-makers.
- Represent customer needs operational challenges and mission requirements across internal and external stakeholder engagements.
- Conduct Dragonfly demonstrations operator training and mission support activities in classroom laboratory field and operational environments.
- Support customer exercises technology evaluations operational testing events and deployed mission activities.
- Develop and deliver training materials operational workflows and best practices to maximize customer effectiveness and mission success.
- Travel throughout the United States and internationally to support demonstrations training events exercises customer deployments and operational support requirements.
- Assist customers in developing concepts of operation (CONOPS) mission workflows tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) and employment strategies.
- Troubleshoot hardware software networking and RF-related issues in tactical field and austere operating environments.
- Provide direct support to operational users to ensure successful deployment integration and utilization of Dragonfly capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to improve customer adoption mission effectiveness and operational outcomes.
- Act as the primary liaison between operational users and engineering teams ensuring customer requirements are represented throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Gather document prioritize and communicate operational requirements feature requests customer feedback and mission-driven enhancements.
- Collaborate with software hardware and systems engineers to improve user workflows interfaces system usability and mission-focused capabilities.
- Support validation and evaluation of new features and capabilities based on customer needs and operational feedback.
- Identify and develop new operational applications for Dragonfly across Electronic Warfare (EW) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and related mission areas.
- Evaluate emerging mission requirements operational challenges and customer use cases to inform future product direction and capability development.
- Support strategic growth initiatives by identifying new mission sets customer communities and operational opportunities for Dragonfly deployment.
- Contribute operational expertise to product roadmaps capability planning and long-term mission support strategies.
4 years of experience in Electronic Warfare (EW) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Technical Signals Analysis Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) SATCOM or related RF-focused disciplines.
Worked with RF collection monitoring direction-finding geolocation spectrum monitoring or communications systems.
Demonstrated understanding of Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) including EW SIGINT RF communications and spectrum awareness.
Supported operated maintained or integrated tactical communications ISR EW SIGINT or RF sensing systems.
Experience with HF VHF UHF microwave and SATCOM communications technologies.
Worked in Windows and Linux operating environments.
Presented technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Collaborated across operational engineering and customer organizations to solve complex mission challenges.
Demonstrated strong written verbal and presentation communication skills.
Worked independently in customer-facing operational or field-deployed environments.
Ability and willingness to travel minimum of 25% in support of customer engagements and mission activities.
Active TS/SCI security clearance.
Experience with RF direction finding (DF) geolocation TDOA/FDOA spectrum monitoring or advanced signals analysis.
Experience deploying and supporting edge-computing platforms GPU-enabled systems sensors and tactical communications equipment.
Familiarity with software-defined radios (SDRs) spectrum analyzers networked RF sensors and mission command systems.
Familiarity with commercial wireless technologies including LTE 5G Wi-Fi (802.11) and associated protocols.
Amateur Radio (HAM) Technician General or Amateur Extra license.
Prior military service supporting EW SIGINT EMSO CEMA communications cyber intelligence or information operations missions.
Experience supporting field exercises technology demonstrations operational test events or deployed mission environments.
Experience translating operational requirements into product enhancements roadmap recommendations or new mission capabilities.
Understanding of modern EW SIGINT EMSO and RF sensing technologies supporting multi-domain operations.
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however the Company considers several factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience education skillsand current market conditions.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Research Innovations Inc (RII) co-creates RIIdiculously Awesome solutions that make the world safer. We support critical defense, intelligence, and cyber customers with transformative JADC2 technology solutions.
