Mission Engineer/Integrator (2026-0029)

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are currently recruiting for a Mission Engineer/Integrator with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our team in Northern Virginia to provide technical expertise and support for intelligence collection operations planning and execution.

RESPONSIIBILITES:
Tasks shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist Sponsor personnel in reviewing, defining, and clarifying operational requirements.
• Analyze targets and collection requirements to identify appropriate technologies, capabilities, systems, and equipment to meet operational requirements.
• Support the generation of, and updates to, concepts of operations.
• Provide operational input to the development of new systems, capabilities, and equipment.
• Provide tradecraft recommendations and best practices during operations planning.
• Ensure technical and operational constraints are communicated and addressed as part of operational planning and execution.
• Perform trade studies from testing and evaluation lessons learned, new intelligence gained, and/or operational feedback, and provide recommendations for system modifications and upgrades.
• Support the development of operational procedures, to include identification of mission contingencies and system troubleshooting.
• Provide recommendations with respect to end-to-end system capability gaps affecting usability and operability of systems.
• Support pre-deployment check-out of systems and equipment.
• Support the deployment of collection systems and equipment.
• Perform post-deployment performance monitoring and troubleshooting of deployed systems and equipment and provide recommendations to resolve performance issues.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Levels:
  • Full Performance – Bachelors + 4 years
  • Senior – Bachelors + 8 years
  • Expert – Bachelors + 12 years
  • Principal – Masters + 16 years
    • Degree substitutions permitted:
      • 4 years in lieu of a Bachelors
      • 6 years in lieu of a Masters
• At least 5 years of experience performing the above services for the Intelligence Community.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Sponsor field experience or operation certifications.
• Related technical undergraduate degree.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.