Systems engineering and cyber services for U.S. defense and space agencies
Mission Driven Research is a 51–200-person systems engineering firm serving the Missile Defense Agency, NASA, the U.S. Army, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. The tech stack—IBM Rhapsody, DOORS Next Generation, SysML, MATLAB, SolidWorks, and ROS 2—reflects deep domain expertise in model-based systems engineering and simulation. Active hiring skews heavily toward senior and principal engineers, with concurrent projects spanning missile defense target development, autonomous systems prototyping, and intelligence analysis frameworks, suggesting sustained program growth across multiple contract vehicles.
MDR provides systems engineering, cyber engineering, aerospace engineering, and mechanical engineering services to U.S. federal defense and space agencies. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Core work includes flight test requirements, target vehicle development, ballistic defense protection, and next-generation autonomous systems prototyping. The organization operates across dispersed program offices and intelligence centers, managing complex multi-disciplinary engineering efforts under strict digital governance and acquisition compliance frameworks.
MDR uses IBM Rhapsody, DOORS Next Generation, SysML, MATLAB, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Simulink, CAD tools (CATIA), ROS 2, C/C++/Java, and DoDAF for systems modeling, simulation, and design across aerospace and defense programs.
MDR is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and hires exclusively in the United States. All current hiring is domestic.
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