Integration Lead / Operations Analyst
About the job
- At least 8 years of relevant operational, analytical, or acquisition experience.
- Demonstrated interest and technical literacy in artificial intelligence, autonomy, uncrewed systems, and edge algorithms, with willingness to challenge established processes.
- Demonstrated success capturing operational feedback, tactical data, or wargaming findings and converting them into actionable technical, programmatic, or organizational changes.
- In-depth understanding of U.S. Army operations, Joint Staff planning structures, Combatant Command theater campaigns, and multi-domain operations.
- A proven track record of authoring persuasive strategic documents and delivering high-stakes briefings to senior military and civilian leadership at O-6, General Officer, or Senior Executive Service level.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must hold an active Top Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Strategic Studies, Systems Engineering, Defense Analysis, or a related discipline; additional years of experience may replace the degree if approved.
- Support the Integration Cell Director in establishing rapid closed-loop feedback architectures.
- Gather operational data, after-action reports, and combat observations from modern conflicts and translate them into capability iterations, doctrine modifications, and programmatic pivots.
- Champion integration of artificial intelligence, collaborative autonomy, dynamic mesh networking, and automated target recognition into Launched Effects concepts of employment.
- Identify opportunities to replace slow human-in-the-loop dependencies with resilient autonomous systems.
- Challenge outdated institutional planning assumptions, rigid requirements, and sluggish fielding processes, advocating for speed-to-fleet and using agile methodologies and modular open systems architectures.
- Serve as the primary operational nexus between the Launched Effects Product Office, Combatant Commands, Army Service Component Commands, and Centers of Excellence.
- Synchronize theater-specific operational demands and wargame findings with product office execution.
- Create and refine concepts of operations for uncrewed loitering munitions, collaborative reconnaissance-strike swarms, and attritable multi-domain launch platforms.
- Design and coordinate live operational injects, table-top exercises, and major theater demonstrations to test Launched Effects systems in denied or degraded electronic warfare environments and validate operational utility.
- Prepare executive decision packages, white papers, and risk-trade briefings presenting operational insights and lessons-learned analyses to General Officers, Flag Officers, and Senior Executive Service leaders.
- Prior service as a Field Grade Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, or civilian operational analyst with staff experience at Division, Corps, Army Service Component Command, or Joint Staff/Combatant Command level (G-3, G-5, J-3, or J-5).
- Direct operational or technical background with Group 1–3 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, loitering munitions or One-Way Attack platforms, or air-launched payloads.
- Experience working with rapid defense innovation hubs such as the Defense Innovation Unit, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX, or industry skunkworks.
About the company
PeopleTec is an employee-owned defense contractor in Huntsville that delivers engineering, cybersecurity, and program support services to the U.S. defense and civilian federal sectors. Its offerings include systems engineering, software development, test and evaluation, mission operations support, logistics, and a modeling/simulation group plus rapid prototyping in systems integration labs. The company operates by integrating engineering analysis, software/hardware development, rigorous testing, and lifecycle management to support defense programs from concept through deployment. It differentiates itself through its employee-owned structure, end-to-end program lifecycle capabilities, and a strong emphasis on modeling/simulation and rapid prototyping within government channels. Its goal is to help warfighters and federal agencies stay ready and effective by providing dependable, technically skilled services across the full spectrum of defense programs.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Huntsville, Alabama
Founded
2005
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AIMS-D already carries $1.9 million obligations and a five-year ordering period.
- COMET expands PeopleTec into intelligence and foreign-materiel exploitation work across multiple domains.
- 2026 awards and hiring show demand for cleared engineers, testers, and software developers.
What critics are saying
- PeopleTec sued Radiance Technologies on March 25, 2026, signaling persistent talent-and-IP warfare.
- One customer concentration shock from MDA or DIA would crush revenue within months.
- Single-award federal IDIQs invite recompetes; losing AIMS-D would expose the core business.
What makes PeopleTec unique
- PeopleTec won MDA’s $48.1 million AIMS-D IDIQ on February 11, 2026.
- PeopleTec became a prime on DIA MSIC’s $14 billion COMET IDIQ in September 2026.
- Employee-owned Huntsville contractor specializes in cleared missile-defense engineering, modeling, and software talent.
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