MPSS Test & Evaluation

Acuity Innovations LLC

$80K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
  • 5+ years of experience working with military or DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships.
  • 5+ years of experience with test processes, documentation, and troubleshooting.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with MPSS systems, equipment, and configuration.
  • Solid understanding of DoD mission system sustainment.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance while being a self-motivated, autonomous learner.

Responsibilities

  • Provide SME support for the Mission Planning Subsystem (MPSS) in test design, procedure development, execution, and reporting.
  • Leverage extensive MPSS expertise to develop test designs, system configuration diagrams, and engineering analyses.
  • Identify and isolate software or hardware defects, assessing modifications for interoperability issues.
  • Author and deliver comprehensive technical documentation including test plans, procedures, configuration diagrams, and reports.
  • Travel approximately 20% to support testing and client engagements.

Benefits

  • 3 weeks of paid time off.
  • 11 Federal Holidays.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Career development and mentorship opportunities.
  • Company-sponsored social events.
Full Job Description
Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems. Acuity Innovations was named as Colorado Springs Gazette's Best Workplaces 2024 and a Colorado Companies to Watch Winner 2025.

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:
  • Delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter
  • Building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family
  • Deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task
  • Collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer
  • Providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals.

Package includes:
  • Competitive salary
  • 3 weeks paid time off
  • 11 Federal Holidays
  • Flexible Hours
  • Benefits
  • Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities
  • Company Sponsored Social Events

We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

Acuity Innovations LLC: Overview | LinkedIn

www.acuityinnovationsllc.com

Job Description:

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Air Force's Space and Missiles System Center. We support the Air Force's acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation's warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems. You must be authorized to work in the US and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support of the Mission Planning Subsystem (MPSS) module dependencies for test design, detailed test procedure development, test execution, and reporting
  • Use extensive MPSS experience and expertise to translate and apply knowledge of the suite of MPSS application modules' to sustainment test design, system configuration diagrams, engineering studies, technical white papers, troubleshooting, and deficiency analysis
  • Identify and isolate software or hardware defects to evaluate/assess system modifications for shortfalls or interoperability issues and provide technical assessments to the client with regards to the modifications
  • Author and deliver technical documentation including test plans, test procedures, system configuration diagrams, engineering studies, technical white papers, and test reports
  • Travel: approximately 20%


Required Skills & Experiences:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
  • 5+ years of experience working with military or DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships
  • 5+ years of experience with test processes and documentation
  • 3+ years of experience with MPSS, equipment, and troubleshooting
  • Knowledge of DoD mission system sustainment
  • Must be a motivated, self-starter capable of autonomous on-the-job learning/improvement
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Excellent written, verbal communications and presentation skills


Preferred Skills & Experiences:
  • Bachelor's degree from accredited university in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or equivalent technical disciplines from an accredited university
  • 3+ years of experience handling Communications Security (COMSEC) materials and devices
  • International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Certification (i.e. ASEP, CSEP, ESEP)
  • Experience with working in a highly competitive multi-contractor environment
  • Specific experience operating or maintaining the Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T)


Clearance:
  • An Secret or TS clearance is required for this position
  • All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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