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The Engine of Mobility: Why Your Growth Needs to be Visible

Doug Orellana, MANTECH VP of Intelligent Engineering

28.01.2026

In the world of Intelligent Engineering, the only constant is the rate of change. As I often tell my team, success is more than what you delivered yesterday; it’s about your growth mindset—that relentless drive to continuously learn and evolve.

Whether you are gaining experience in your current role, attending vendor training, or knocking out a certificate challenge, that growth is the fuel that keeps you competitive. But here is the reality for any professional looking for their next big move: If your growth isn’t documented, it’s invisible to the systems that drive your career.

 

MANTECH: New Frontiers, New Opportunities

At MANTECH, we are aggressively pursuing nontraditional programs—moving beyond standard government acquisition into commercial-based offerings, BAAs, CSOs, and OTAs. From developing embedded software for mission systems to our massive push into Space Systems and Electronic Warfare, the landscape of our practice is expanding.

These wins are business milestones, but for you, they are career launchpads:

  • For Junior Talent: These programs offer a ground-floor entry into the future of Intelligent Engineering.
  • For Senior Leaders: These shifts provide the perfect opportunity to rotate into something different, refreshing your perspective and leadership style.

 

Why the MANTECH Talent Community is Your “Digital Resume”

As we scale, my leadership team and our Talent Acquisition partners don’t just wait for applications to roll in; we actively search our Talent Community for top competencies. We want to know who is ready to step into a new mission before the role is even posted publicly.

If your MANTECH profile and resume aren’t up to date, it becomes significantly harder for us to find you when the right opportunity strikes. When you join and update your profile, you are:

  • Signaling Readiness: Letting us know you have the specialized skills for our newest, most complex programs.
  • Helping Us Invest in You: By showcasing your unique strengths, you help us identify exactly where we can provide the specialized training and resources you’ll need to thrive once you join the team.
  • Ensuring Visibility: Making it possible for our recruiters to “tap you on the shoulder” for a dream role, even if you aren’t actively browsing job boards.

 

My Challenge to You

Don’t wait until you are officially “searching” to talk about your progress. If you’ve finished a webinar, earned a new certificate, or your responsibilities have expanded in your current position, update your MANTECH Talent profile today.

We have the opportunities. We have the technology. Now, we just need the visibility into the incredible talent—your talent—to make the mission happen.

Let’s keep advancing, together.