Sr. Systems Engineer, IPT Support

We are seeking a highly experienced Systems Engineer to join a multidisciplinary Integrated Product Team (IPT) in support of a major Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition program. This individual will play a central role in architecting, integrating, and delivering advanced system capabilities using software-defined models and microservice-based architectures, as part of a modern digital engineering and open-systems framework.

This role demands an engineer with deep experience across the DoD lifecycle, who can operate effectively at the intersection of software, systems, and mission threads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the decomposition of system-level requirements into modular, software-defined technical architectures that support open, extensible system design.
• Collaborate across IPTs, including digital architecture, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and matrixed Responsible Engineering Authorities (REAs), to ensure coherent design and implementation.
• Define service-based system behavior and message exchanges in distributed, microservice-oriented environments. Specifically, support the definition of system level machine-to-machine (M2M) interfaces with larger enterprise networks.
• Drive development and maintenance of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) artifacts using tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, or Rhapsody.
• Conduct architecture trades, performance analyses, and risk assessments to support informed decision-making across development phases.
• Support or performance subsystem and system level analysis to verify/validate requirement compliance.
• Author and manage interface control documents (ICDs), system requirements specifications, and verification planning documents.
• Support integration, test, and troubleshooting activities during lab and field events.
• Ensure system design complies with DoD policies and standards for open systems architectures, software assurance, and cybersecurity (e.g., NIST RMF).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering/physics field.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience on DoD acquisition programs, with demonstrated involvement in development, integration, or sustainment efforts.
• Hands-on experience with microservice architectures, containerized solutions (e.g., Docker), and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with software defined modems/radios.
• Familiarity with software-defined systems, including abstraction, dynamic configuration, and mission software orchestration.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to author technical documents and present material to engineering teams and government stakeholders.
• Proven ability to brief technical architecture concepts to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders, including customers and program leadership.
• U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
• Proven ability to develop and manage MBSE artifacts in support of system design and integration.
• Demonstrated ability to translate mission needs into architectural decisions, including service-oriented decompositions and interface strategies that support multi-domain operations.
• Experience with software integration in multi-vendor environments, including government reference architectures and collaborative integration baselines.
• Background in Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies within mission-critical environments.

Strategic and Cross-Division Responsibilities:

Beyond IPT execution, this role will contribute to the division's long-term growth and technical innovation. A selected candidate will have the chance to:

• Lead and contribute to technology demonstrations, rapid prototyping, and early-phase system exploration focused on mission areas such as space control, SATCOM, SATOPs, radar, and ISR.
• Help shape and maintain the division's technical product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with evolving customer priorities and program office needs.
• Support customer engagements with stakeholders, providing technical insights that influence program planning and acquisition strategies.
• Serve as a technical lead and contributor for proposal development, including white papers, RFI responses, and formal RFP submissions across both R&D and acquisition efforts.
• Drive internal adoption of digital engineering, DevSecOps, and open architecture practices across IPTs and enterprise initiatives.
• Mentor junior systems engineers and foster cross-IPT knowledge sharing and capability development.

Salary Range: $170,000 - $195,000
The BlueHalo pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.