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Senior Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking to expand our team. Capstone Research Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama. We are a customer-oriented engineering services company providing world class research and development support across the Department of Defense (DoD): Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Capstone offers 100% Company Provided Medical and Dental Insurance, Matching 401K, and Profit Sharing as part of our top-notch benefits package. Compensation for this position will be determined, but not limited to, factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, alignment with market data, and internal equity.

We have an immediate opening for a Senior Engineer to support advanced Command and Control (C2), sensor integration, and mission systems efforts for Department of War programs operating in complex, contested, and asymmetric warfare environments. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership across system architecture, requirements development, systems engineering, integration, analysis, operational support, and mission planning activities associated with modern defense systems and distributed operational networks.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience supporting military command and control architectures, sensor systems, operational mission workflows, and multi-domain operations involving both conventional and asymmetric capabilities. This position supports efforts focused on building and integrating multi-domain joint fires. The position requires independent technical execution, strong analytical skills, and the ability to support multiple concurrent engineering and operational activities. This position is located in the Pentagon and/or Crystal City, VA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support development of system architectures, operational concepts, requirements, interface definitions, and technical solutions for complex systems of systems.
• Provide technical leadership supporting Command and Control (C2), sensor integration, and mission systems engineering activities.
• Analyze operational mission needs and develop engineering solutions supporting contested and asymmetric warfare environments.
• Support integration and evaluation of sensor systems, operational data fusion, track management, situational awareness, multi-domain effects, and engagement coordination capabilities.
• Support mission planning, operational analysis, test planning, system integration, verification, validation, and technical assessments.
• Coordinate across engineering, intelligence, operational, and Government stakeholder organizations.
• Support operational mission environments involving unmanned systems, electronic warfare, cyber-enabled threats, irregular warfare tactics, and distributed operational threats.
• Develop technical documentation, engineering analyses, briefings, and programmatic recommendations for Government leadership.
• Participate in technical reviews, operational exercises, demonstrations, and mission-focused assessments.
• Support rapid capability development, prototype evaluation, and operational transition activities for emerging defense technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience supporting Department of War, DoD, Intelligence Community, or national security programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Command and Control (C2) systems, sensor systems, mission systems, tactical operations centers, or operational mission environments.
• Experience supporting military operations involving asymmetric warfare, irregular threats, contested operational environments, or non-traditional threat vectors.
• Experience supporting systems engineering activities including requirements analysis, system architecture development, interface definition, integration, verification, validation, and technical assessment.
• Experience supporting sensor integration, operational data fusion, multi-sensor correlation, track management, or situational awareness systems.
• Experience supporting operational kill chains, engagement coordination, force protection systems, or tactical decision support capabilities.
• Experience analyzing and supporting threats associated with unmanned systems, electronic warfare, cyber-enabled threats, or distributed attacks.
• Ability to support technical planning, operational assessments, engineering analysis, and mission-focused activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical documentation and brief Government leadership.
• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or related technical discipline.
• Intelligence Community (IC) experience supporting national security missions, operational intelligence integration, or intelligence-driven mission systems.
• Experience supporting integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), distributed battle management, tactical networks, or sensor-to-shooter architectures.
• Experience supporting asymmetric warfare mission areas including counter-UAS, counter-network operations, counterterrorism, force protection, or hybrid warfare operations.
• Experience integrating intelligence products, threat analysis, or operational intelligence feeds into mission systems or operational workflows.
• Experience with Modeling & Simulation (M&S), mission analysis, digital engineering, or Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Familiarity with tactical data links, distributed sensor architectures, electronic warfare systems, or advanced engagement coordination systems.
• Prior military service or direct operational support experience is highly desired.