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Lead Systems Engineer

Huntsville, Alabama💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate weapons, sensors, launchers, command and control systems, and networks into cohesive, interoperable capabilities for U.S. Army Integrated Fires programs.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Systems Engineer (Defense/Mission Engineering)

Builds

Integrated air and missile defense capabilities, threat and target systems, and joint/coalition-ready warfighting solutions

Domain

Defense, Military Systems, Integrated Fires, Air and Missile Defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems Engineering, Mission Engineering, Systems Integration, Modeling and Simulation, Test and Evaluation, Capability Fielding, Architecture Design, Requirements Analysis, Risk Management, Technical Leadership

Preferred skills

MBSE, Analysis of Alternatives, Courses of Action, Trade Studies, Engineering Assessments, Performance Analysis, Proposal Development, Workforce Development

Technologies

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Government Reference Architectures, Digital Engineering Tools

Responsibilities

Define and lead strategic engineering initiatives to accelerate warfighting capability delivery; Serve as senior technical advisor to Government leadership on systems engineering and capability development; Develop long-range systems integration strategies and technology roadmaps; Oversee system requirements, architecture evaluations, and performance assessments; Lead systems engineering activities including requirements analysis, functional decomposition, and interface definition; Mentor and oversee Senior, Mid, and Junior level Systems Engineers; Resolve complex technical issues and lead technical design reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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