SENIOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM ENGINEER/STRATEGIST

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

16d•$142,000 - $178,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Industrial Systems Engineer & Strategist provides strategic technical leadership for the Digital Plant program, driving migration of legacy machine network assets into a unified Operational Technology (OT) environment and enabling secure OEM remote access. The role also helps to drive improvement across the entire Industry 4.0/5.0 tech stack (IIOT applications, IIOT data & AI, IIOT core edge, on-prem, cloud infrastructure). The candidate should have extensive experience and knowledge of industrial systems engineering. They will collaborate and ensure solutions align to the enterprise strategy at NNS.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 14 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 12 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 9 years of experience.
One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only: NNS Apprentice School graduate, Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate, Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience, Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience, High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience, High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience.
A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise level initiatives or platform responsibilities
Value stream mapping, Lean prioritization, or portfolio planning experience
Ability to define and enforce product workflows, standards, or governance practices
Advanced SAFe or product management certification
Experience shaping long range product planning, solutions, and financial prioritization

Responsibilities

Lead enclave migration of machine network assets into the enterprise IIOT network, defining migration plans, validation procedures, and cut over schedules.
Design and implement secure OEM remote access provisioning and ongoing management, coordinating with security and vendor teams.
Drive improvements across the entire Industry 4.0/5.0 tech stack roadmap, aligning AI driven, IIOT and cloud components.
Promote modular, service oriented, and micro services patterns tailored for industrial IIOT environments.
Define API first integration strategies that enable loosely coupled IIOT system interactions.
Contribute to event driven and real time streaming architectures in partnership with data and cloud architects.
Guide the decomposition of legacy monolithic systems and develop decoupling strategies that preserve operational continuity.
Align architecture decisions with IIOT security, infrastructure, and operational standards.
Support adoption of DoD aligned DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test driven development in coordination with development teams.
Ensure all migration and remote access activities meet applicable compliance and cybersecurity requirements.
Participate in long range IIOT architecture planning and roadmap development.
Mentor internal engineers and technical leads on modern IIOT architectural principles and design patterns.
Establish practical architecture guardrails that encourage consistency without impeding delivery.