Tech Lead Principal Systems Engineer

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking to hire a Technical Lead for Systems Engineering with experience in modeling and simulation and/or digital engineering. Establish and grow your Digital Engineering career with NextGen today! Next Gen Federal Systems is looking for a Chief Systems Engineer of LVC (Live, Virtual, and Constructive) Mod & Sim Environments. This role will be responsible for designing the architecture that blends physical (Live), simulated (Virtual), and computer-generated (Constructive) elements into seamless, interoperable simulation ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Lead Engineer to oversee and define the digital engineering service plan for LVC events, and events planning as well as identifying priorities and enablement for the Ironwood architecture and mission workflow and development to create the end product solution for the program

Technical lead overseeing a small team of multi-discipline engineers

Provide pre- and post-LVC event support and planning

Oversee 3rd party tool integration for the overall Ironwood system

Oversee LVC events planning, testing, integration, and user enablement for the environment

Provide bounded implementation support for C2 and LVC interfaces needed to connect event tools, simulation tools, operational workflows, and user-facing mission products under approved

Participate in the full planning, execution, and after-action assessment of LVC, demonstrating a stable environment during mission events

Bridge disparate simulation systems, hardware-in-the-loop to allow real-time data exchange

Lead oversight of the integration and end to end integration checkout

Creating distributed simulations utilizing common standards, federation management, and distributed time management protocols.

Ensuring models follow DoD/industry protocols like HLA (High Level Architecture), DIS (Distributed Interactive Simulation), and applying FOM/SOM guidelines.

Setting the technical direction, driving digital engineering/AI capabilities, and leading development teams.

Deploy and test containerized units within the cloud

Support processing installation hardware

Define the bounded digital engineering service plan for tools and event- needs and alignment with architecture and workflows

Define, design, and package bounded third-party tool adapters for workflows and interfaces

Provide bounded implementation support for LVC interfaces needed to connect event tools, simulation tools, operational workflows, and user-facing mission products

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Electrical Engineering.

10+ years of systems engineering experience

Experience leading teams successfully in the creation and execution of LVC engineering frameworks

Typically 8+ years of specialized modeling and simulation experience.

Develop program roadmap and manage expectations with customer

Deliver modeling simulation and analysis (MS&A) integrating Cameo/SysML, Cameo Simulation Toolkit, ModelCenter and/or Ansys STK tools and outputs

Utilize MBSE tools such as MagicDraw/Cameo and MS&A tools to develop detailed models that integrate sub-system models across multiple domains (avionics, RF, EW, communication, aerodynamics, acoustics, EMI, human factors, etc.)

Lead development of automation capabilities and tying the Digital Thread

Work within an Agile Project Management framework and DevSecOps culture

Collaborate across stakeholders including customers, teammates and partners

Qualifications

Experience developing conceptual, logical, physical (MBSE) or analytical models (MS&A)

Ability to develop systems deliverables, to include requirements, CONOPs, APIs, IDD/ICDs, SDDs, test plans/procedures

Experience in Agile software systems development

Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Python, C++

Experience with Ansys STK, Cameo Systems Modeler, MATLAB, Simulink

Experience with Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes

Experience with Omniverse, Postman, and Visual Studio

Active Top-Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility

Ability to work closely with software engineers to evolve the systems architecture

Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach, manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements

Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and implement in a dynamic environment

Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills

Desired Qualifications

Mrzen TDACS, TacMap 3D, STK Plugin for TacMap

About NextGen:
NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client's organizational performance.

We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:
Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees' contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.
Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.
Strive to achieve results as an organization.
Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.
Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.
Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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