Technical Support Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Montana

MilTech is a Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Partnership Intermediary with the mission to accelerate the transition of new technology to the U.S. Government. See MilTech for further information.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Coordinate with MilTech, MSU, and external personnel to procure the necessary supplies, goods, and services in accordance with applicable State and Federal guidelines to ensure successful delivery of MilTech projects.
- Work with the MilTech contracting team to provide key technical requirements to purchase required technical items.
- Function as lead for purchasing the identified items for customer projects that are being supported.
- Be responsible for receipt of items – are required specifications met, are identified quality standards met, and electronic logging of items. If Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), complete required DOD documents.
- Communicate the timeline for receipt of items to the project engineer/solutions engineer(s).
- Act as reporting liaison for specific MilTech projects with military and DoD Laboratory customers, ensuring proper reporting of activities, metrics, and results to the DOD customer and others as required.
- Provide increasing technical project support as knowledge and experience grows.
- Proactively maintain metrics, project status reports, project proposals and abstracts, contract vehicles, budget documents, and partnerships.
- Effectively communicate requirements to key stakeholders as required by MilTech Engineers and Operations Team.
- Help oversee and manage project schedules, coordinating with the MilTech Operations team, Solutions Engineers, Field Engineers, and other government and civilian partners.
- Positively represent the MilTech program, capabilities, contract vehicles, and industry relationships.
- Identify what equipment and technical documents are required for Field User Evaluations.
- Must comply at all times with the MilTech Confidentiality Agreement governing non-disclosure of information encountered in the course of your duties, and the MilTech Technology Control Plan governing security and work controls. Both agreements will be signed by each employee and will remain in effect for the duration of MilTech employment.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

- Demonstrated experience using excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external vendors/customers.
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills and ability to track multiple team and project needs simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

- Demonstrated experience preparing documentation for transactions or regulatory compliance.
- Familiarity with relevant government regulatory compliance such as Export Control, ITAR, GFE, etc.
- Demonstrated experience with State of Montana/MSU purchasing requirements.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating project equipment and purchasing schedules with multiple deadlines and diverse stakeholder groups.
- Possess technical background relevant to MilTech’s mission and associated work.

The Successful Candidate Will

- Continue to grow applicable Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to provide increasing technical project support.
- Represent MilTech in a professional manner while effectively collaborating with MilTech, MSU, DOD, government, civilian, and internal and external personnel in order to accomplish multiple technology transition projects.
- Possess excellent listening and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Exhibit good judgement, flexibility, and innovation to respond to the needs of a wide variety of customers and coworkers.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

This position is contingent upon continued grant funding, and is required to work in the Bozeman, MT, operation.

Successful candidate must be able to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws, which may require proof that candidate is a U.S. person. Per 22 CFR §120.62, U.S. person means a person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

This position requires the ability to meet government-defined restrictions appropriate for work level and access, including receiving favorable background checks by state and federal agencies pursuant to federal law and regulations.

This position requires ability to travel via all modes of transport when necessary to interact with DOD and/or DHS customers, including travel throughout the Continental United States as well as Alaska, Hawaii, U.S territories and possessions, and possibly other worldwide locations.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This position has supervisory duties? No

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search

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Screening of applications will begin on October 26, 2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

Special Instructions

This position is contingent upon continued grant funding, and is required to work in the Bozeman, MT, operation.

Successful candidate must be able to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws, which may require proof that candidate is a U.S. person. Per 22 CFR §120.62, U.S. person means a person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

EEO Statement

Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference, please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.