Lead Digital Systems Engineer (MBSE & Integration) with Security Clearance

Title: Lead Digital Systems Engineer (MBSE & Integration) Location: Huntsville, AL Clearance Required: Secret Employment Type: Full Time – 1 Year Contract Overview: We are seeking a Lead Digital Systems Engineer with deep expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital engineering integration. This individual will serve as the technical leader responsible for establishing the digital engineering environment; ensuring traceability across requirements, architecture, software, and test activities; and integrating multiple subsystems into a cohesive flight system. This role emphasizes leadership, oversight, and technical direction rather than day-to-day execution. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the development and implementation of MBSE and digital engineering practices across the program lifecycle. • Serve as the authority for the digital thread, ensuring the system model is the authoritative source of truth. • Guide the creation of the Software Development Plan (SDP), Software Requirements Document (SRD), and related deliverables, delegating detailed authorship to subsystem leads. • Oversee the definition of system/software/firmware architecture within the MBSE environment, ensuring compliance with Government Reference Architecture, MOSA, and open standards. • Ensure requirements traceability across architecture, design, code, and test artifacts. • Conduct and lead In-Process Reviews (IPRs) using digital models every two months. • Collaborate with subsystem leads for missile, launcher, and prototype integration activities, including Underwater Launch Testing (FY28). • Maintain oversight of integrated system performance models to evaluate trade-offs and system effectiveness. • Promote affordability, producibility, and manufacturability considerations throughout the system lifecycle. • Provide technical leadership to ensure risk management, configuration management, and quality assurance are aligned with program goals. Qualifications • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in systems engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. • 12+ years of experience in systems engineering, digital engineering, or MBSE within aerospace or defense programs. • Proven experience leading system integration efforts involving multiple subsystems. • Extensive knowledge of MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw, IBM DOORS, MATLAB/Simulink, Ansys ModelCenter). • Familiarity with DoD standards such as DI-IPSC, DI-PSSS, DI-SESS, and compliance frameworks like DO-178C. • Demonstrated expertise with Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) and open interface standards (FACE, SOSA, OMS). • Active DoD security clearance (or ability to obtain). Desired Skills • Strong leadership and team collaboration skills with experience directing multidisciplinary engineering teams. • Proficiency in configuration/data management tools (e.g., PTC Windchill, Teamcenter). • Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments and digital thread integration. • Ability to balance technical rigor with affordability and schedule pressures in a government contracting environment. • Excellent communication skills for interfacing with government stakeholders and subcontractors.