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Obsidian Solutions Group
51-200 employees
IT modernization, software, analytics for DoD
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; preferred DC Metro area or willingness to relocate.
US Top Secret Clearance Required
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- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical design engineering, autonomous systems, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in prototype development, particularly with sUAS, robotics, and autonomous systems, and successful fielding of mission-ready solutions.
- Proven ability to create, evaluate, and select effective concept designs for both mechanical and autonomous systems.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Fusion360, or Siemens NX.
- Experience with fundamental sizing, performance analysis, and FEA tools (ANSYS, COMSOL, Simcenter) for structural analysis and optimization.
- Familiarity with design processes for 3D printing technologies, including FDM, SLA, and SLS.
- Strong technical writing skills for grant applications, SBIR documentation, IP disclosures, and technical reports.
- Excellent organizational skills to manage project timelines, schedules, and milestones.
- Develop concept design alternatives to address U.S. government problem statements, as communicated through SBIR briefs and other grant opportunities.
- Design and support prototype development for sUAS, robotics, autonomous systems, HMI, and HMIF, ensuring mission-ready solutions for field deployment.
- Prepare comprehensive design documentation, including detailed mechanical part and assembly drawings with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5 standards.
- Procure or fabricate mechanical parts and assemblies as needed to support project activities.
- Use 3D CAD software (such as SolidWorks, Fusion360, Siemens NX) to create and refine mechanical and autonomous systems designs.
- Conduct fundamental sizing and performance analysis using first-order hand calculations.
- Perform structural analysis and optimization using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools like ANSYS, COMSOL, or Simcenter.
- Design components for various 3D printing processes, including Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA), and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS).
- Prepare technical reports to support new business activities, including grant applications and SBIR project documentation.
- Create and maintain project timelines and schedules to ensure the timely completion of project milestones.
- Engage in technical writing to support intellectual property (IP) disclosures, including patent documentation, to protect and advance OSG’s innovations.
- Collaborate on proposal writing for grants and SBIR opportunities, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with government requirements.
- Participate in the design, prototyping, and accelerated deployment of advanced autonomous systems for critical applications such as reconnaissance, search and rescue, and logistics.
- Support the integration of HMI technologies, optimizing human-machine interactions and operational formations for autonomous platforms.
- Conduct field testing and evaluation activities to validate system performance, safety, and reliability, and adapt designs based on operational feedback.
- Develop fielding strategies to meet rapid deployment timelines for mission-critical technology, ensuring prototypes meet client specifications and operational readiness.
- Experience supporting grant applications and SBIR opportunities is highly desirable.
Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) provides IT Transformation and Modernization, Software Development, Data Management and Analytics, and Knowledge-Based Professional Solutions to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. It helps customers by identifying and adapting systems, technologies, and people, then integrating them to improve mission success. The company differentiates itself as a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned firm with a focused defense and intelligence workflow, applying hands-on experience to connect people, processes, and technology. Its goal is to help defense and intelligence missions run more effectively by delivering integrated, mission-aligned IT and data capabilities.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Founded
2010
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AR/VR capabilities from Nuclear Enterprise Services enable immersive wildfire decision simulations.
- $40M Marine Corps contract validates exercise design expertise applicable to nationwide FIRE ADAPT scaling.
- Cal-Adapt and FSPro integration opportunities enrich digital twin with region-specific probabilistic wildfire data.
What critics are saying
- Processus Group dominates NASA-funded wildfire tools, marginalizing FIRE ADAPT's knowledge graph within 12-24 months.
- Western Fire Chiefs Association terminates partnership after Year 3 workshops expose slow knowledge graph enhancements.
- NASA open-sources FIRE ADAPT framework, enabling Palantir and tech giants to replicate Obsidian's IP.
What makes Obsidian Solutions Group unique
- FIRE ADAPT's semantic knowledge graph maps wildfire decisions with integrated weather, terrain, and resource data.
- Decision-centric framework reflects actual fireground processes versus fragmented data approaches.
- NASA-funded partnership with Western Fire Chiefs Association embeds practitioner expertise into decision models.
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Obsidian Solutions Group joins groundbreaking initiative to support NASA and the firefighting community with wildfire modeling and analytics, management, and decision making.
Obsidian Solutions Group to showcase cutting-edge capabilities at Modern Day Marine 2025.
Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Nuclear Enterprise Services (NES) strategic initiative, which expands their expertise in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) through the use of Modeling & Simulation (M&S).
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Obsidian Solution Group (OSG) has been awarded a $40 million, five-year contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to provide the United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Staff Training Program (MSTP) combat support training across the range of military operations, within the context of a Joint and/or Combined Task Force environment.“Our proven performance and experience in developing advanced training solutions, combined with our deep history in supporting the warfighter through exercise design, planning, and scenario development is honed by our collective 60 years of U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) training and exercise experience,” said Obsidian Executive Leadership, “We are excited to continue our support in providing this critical training to our warfighters which is crucial to our nation’s security.”About OSGFounded in 2010 and headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, OSG (www.obsidiansg.com) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned diversified consulting and technology company that provides flexible and responsive solutions to federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. OSG is co-founded by two former Marines, who have continued to serve our nation through U.S. Government contracts. OSG has an exceptional record of performance, managing complex programs both in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS).OSG finds, adapts, and integrates systems, technologies, and people to exponentially improve the success of our customers’ missions