Grey Matters Defense Solutions

Mission Engineer | Analyst

Shaw Air Force Base, SC
Full Time
Agency and Engineering
Mid Level

Grey Matters Defense Solutions specializes in software development and solutions, specialized data analytics algorithms, and innovative remote sensing technologies and operations, with senior-level personnel formerly from DIA, NRO, DARPA, and the US Armed Forces.  Grey Matters Defense Solutions differentiates itself by combining its subject matter experts, analysts, software engineers, and its data scientists to create unique artificial intelligence algorithms and various applications.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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.

About you:

  • 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

Salary Range: $100,000 - $160,000

Grey Matters Defense Solutions offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability. 

Additional Benefits:

  • SEP IRA 25% of base salary
  • PTO Six weeks
  • IBA 12.5%
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health savings account
  • Referral program

Grey Matters Defense Solutions’ most valuable assets are the more than 60+ employees, consisting of data scientists, custom software developers, and analysts/subject matter experts, with senior-level personnel formerly from DIA, NRO, NSA and the US Armed Forces.  Our employees have a depth of analytical knowledge which provides them with deep understanding of managing and delivering products within government systems.  Grey Matters Defense Solutions provides transformational leadership building aware-winning teams and products. 

Join our team of exceptional developers, architects and data scientists!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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