Lead Digital Engineering Systems Architect

AeroVironment • Huntsville, AL

6d • $160,000 - $226,800

About The Position

AV 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• An active Secret level security 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.
• ITAR U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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.

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
• For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees