Lead LVC Systems Engineer & Digital Engineering Architect

NextGen Federal Systems; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Technical Lead for Systems Engineering with extensive experience in modeling and simulation and digital engineering. This role focuses on designing the architecture that blends Live, Virtual, and Constructive elements into seamless simulation ecosystems for DoD programs.

The candidate will lead a multi-disciplinary team, oversee LVC event planning and tool integration, ensure interoperability, and drive the technical direction of the Ironwood architecture

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience leading teams successfully in the creation and execution of LVC engineering frameworks.
• Typically 8+ years of specialized modeling and simulation experience.
• Develop program roadmap and manage expectations with customer.
• Deliver modeling simulation and analysis (MS&A) integrating Cameo/SysML, Cameo Simulation Toolkit, ModelCenter and/or Ansys STK tools and outputs.
• Utilize MBSE tools such as MagicDraw/Cameo and MS&A tools to develop detailed models that integrate sub-system models across multiple domains (avionics, RF, EW, communication, aerodynamics, acoustics, EMI, human factors, etc.)
• Lead development of automation capabilities and tying the Digital Thread.
• Work within an Agile Project Management framework and DevSecOps culture.
• Collaborate across stakeholders including customers, teammates and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineer to oversee and define the digital engineering service plan for LVC events, and events planning as well as identifying priorities and enablement for the Ironwood architecture and mission workflow and development to create the end product solution for the program
• Technical lead overseeing a small team of multi-discipline engineers
• Provide pre- and post-LVC event support and planning
• Oversee 3rd party tool integration for the overall Ironwood system
• Oversee LVC events planning, testing, integration, and user enablement for the environment
• Provide bounded implementation support for C2 and LVC interfaces needed to connect event tools, simulation tools, operational workflows, and user-facing mission products under approved
• Participate in the full planning, execution, and after-action assessment of LVC, demonstrating a stable environment during mission events
• Bridge disparate simulation systems, hardware-in-the-loop to allow real-time data exchange
• Lead oversight of the integration and end to end integration checkout
• Creating distributed simulations utilizing common standards, federation management, and distributed time management protocols.
• Ensuring models follow DoD/industry protocols like HLA (High Level Architecture), DIS (Distributed Interactive Simulation), and applying FOM/SOM guidelines.
• Setting the technical direction, driving digital engineering/AI capabilities, and leading development teams.
• Deploy and test containerized units within the cloud
• Support processing installation hardware
• Define the bounded digital engineering service plan for tools and event- needs and alignment with architecture and workflows
• Define, design, and package bounded third-party tool adapters for workflows and interfaces
• Provide bounded implementation support for LVC interfaces needed to connect event tools, simulation tools, operational workflows, and user-facing mission products

Job description

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Technical Lead for Systems Engineering with extensive experience in modeling and simulation and digital engineering. This role focuses on designing the architecture that blends Live, Virtual, and Constructive elements into seamless simulation ecosystems for DoD programs.

The candidate will lead a multi-disciplinary team, oversee LVC event planning and tool integration, ensure interoperability, and drive the technical direction of the Ironwood architecture