Overview
On Site
USD 123,000.00 - 169,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
IT Management
Product Development
Roadmaps
Exceed
Modeling
Scripting
Workflow
Collaboration
Specification Gathering
Documentation
Mentorship
Security Clearance
Systems Architecture
Systems Engineering
Testing
Leadership
DoD
Budget
Communication
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Management
Rhapsody
Microsoft Exchange
Ontologies
Systems Modeling
SysML
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Audiovisual
AV
Market Analysis
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Professional Development
Training
Job Details
BlueHalo, an AV company, is seeking a Lead Digital Engineering Systems Architect to guide and execute Digital Engineering strategy for the Kinetic Interceptors team across a portfolio of advanced missile programs. This senior technical leadership role focuses on the development and integration of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices, toolsets, and architectures to support end-to-end product development, analysis, and testing in a Digital Engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Salary Range: $123,000 - $169,000
BlueHalo, an AV company pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.
Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and lead the Digital Engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with program and customer goals.
- Ensure technical integrity and execution across multi-disciplinary teams, driving solutions that meet or exceed cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
- Serve as the primary technical interface to senior DoD customers, program leadership, subcontractors, and partners.
- Architect and implement engineering ontologies, modeling patterns, and integration strategies across tools and platforms.
- Design and manage system architecture models supporting full lifecycle development-from concept to production.
- Lead a team of systems engineers in implementing MBSE best practices and advancing AV's Digital Engineering capabilities.
- Develop custom scripts and integrations to optimize workflows and model validations across tools.
- Support and maintain existing Digital Engineering tool customizations, triage technical issues, and implement corrective actions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to assess business needs and translate them into scalable engineering solutions.
- Generate clear technical specifications and documentation.
- Mentor junior engineers and help build technical depth across the organization.
- B.S. in an engineering discipline with 12+ years of experience, M.S. with 10+ years, or Ph.D. with 8+ years.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience developing and leading Digital Engineering environments in support of weapon systems.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Strong background in system architecture design, systems engineering, integration, and testing.
- Demonstrated leadership in multi-disciplinary teams and experience managing technical execution across complex programs.
- Direct experience working with DoD customers and defense industry partners.
- Proven ability to manage multi-million-dollar engineering budgets and resources.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with engineering Risk and Opportunity (R&O) management.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to customer or test sites.
- M.S. with 13+ years or Ph.D. with 11+ years of relevant experience.
- 10+ years of experience leading Digital Engineering efforts for complex defense systems.
- Hands-on experience with MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo, Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect) and data exchange mechanisms.
- Experience with ontology design, system modeling languages (e.g., SysML), and custom tool integrations.
- Prior involvement in strategic planning, business development, or capture efforts in the defense industry.
Salary Range: $123,000 - $169,000
BlueHalo, an AV company pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.
Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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