Principal Integration Engineer

Parry Labs, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Parry Labs in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Integration Engineer to drive system-level integration across Linux-based compute environments, hardware/software interfaces, and managed baselines. You will lead integration build activities, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure readiness for customer demonstrations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in systems integration, with strong troubleshooting across HW/SW interfaces and the ability to mentor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in systems integration or related technical roles.
• Experience defining and leading system-level integration strategy.
• Strong troubleshooting across hardware/software interfaces (Ethernet/USB/CAN).
• Experience with system build, baseline management, test environments, and alignment.
• Strong root-cause analysis across software, hardware, networking, and integrated systems.
• Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and maintain execution momentum.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead customer-facing integration events.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% and obtain/maintain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead system-level integration strategy across Linux-based compute environments, hardware/software interfaces, IP-networked components and services, and controlled platform baselines.
• Develop integration approaches, build sequences, dependency maps, and interface validation strategies that support stable system operation.
• Lead system build, installation, configuration, and baseline management across lab, development, and customer-facing environments.
• Guide complex hardware/software integration across embedded software, operating systems, middleware, applications, and external interfaces.
• Define testbed and lab requirements needed to support integration, troubleshooting, regression, readiness, and automation.
• Lead cross-functional troubleshooting and drive integration risks, blockers, and defects to closure.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, interfaces, builds, verification events, and integrated capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for integration automation, repeatable workflows, and configuration/change management practices.
• Drive alignment across Systems, Software, Hardware, Test, Cyber, Quality, Configuration Management, and Program teams.
• Support readiness reviews, customer-facing integration events, and formal technical demonstrations.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen integration rigor, troubleshooting discipline, and execution consistency across the team.

Skills

System integration strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Troubleshooting HW/SW interfaces

Mentoring engineers

Program management

Travel up to 30%

Communication skills

Security clearance (Secret)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/Physics or related field

Tools

Ethernet

USB

CAN bus

Job description

Who Are We?

At Parry Labs we believe the modern combat advantage relies on the speed and scale of open systems. We’re redefining the edge of the increasingly ever-changing battlespace by delivering game changing capabilities to our warfighters through digital engineering, software, and hardware solutions that are essential to our core of being a Digital Systems Integrator.

Born digital and agile, Parry Labs is building a winning team to be the premier provider for Next Generation Mission Systems Integration across air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Are you ready to be an instrumental part of experts in the industry? Join us in the innovation of integration at Parry and apply to help develop the technologies of tomorrow while reaching new heights in your career today.

About The Job

This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, technically challenging environment and wants meaningful ownership over system-level integration outcomes. It offers broad technical exposure, high autonomy, and the opportunity to solve complex cross-disciplinary problems with direct impact on mission-critical system performance.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Define and lead system-level integration strategy across Linux-based compute environments, hardware/software interfaces, IP-networked components and services, and controlled platform baselines.

• Develop integration approaches, build sequences, dependency maps, and interface validation strategies that support stable system operation.

• Lead system build, installation, configuration, and baseline management across lab, development, and customer-facing environments.

• Guide complex hardware/software integration across embedded software, operating systems, middleware, applications, and external interfaces.

• Define testbed and lab requirements needed to support integration, troubleshooting, regression, readiness, and automation.

• Lead cross-functional troubleshooting and drive integration risks, blockers, and defects to closure.

• Maintain traceability across requirements, interfaces, builds, verification events, and integrated capabilities.

• Provide technical leadership for integration automation, repeatable workflows, and configuration/change management practices.

• Drive alignment across Systems, Software, Hardware, Test, Cyber, Quality, Configuration Management, and Program teams.

• Support readiness reviews, customer-facing integration events, and formal technical demonstrations.

• Mentor engineers and strengthen integration rigor, troubleshooting discipline, and execution consistency across the team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.

• 10+ years of experience in systems integration, systems engineering, hardware/software integration, test infrastructure, or related technical roles.

• Demonstrated experience defining and leading system-level integration strategy, including sequencing, dependency management, interface bring-up, and stable baseline establishment.

• Strong experience troubleshooting hardware/software interfaces such as Ethernet, serial, USB, CAN, or similar I/O interfaces.

• Experience with system build strategy, baseline management, test environments, and hardware/software configuration alignment.

• Strong root-cause analysis skills across software, hardware, networking, and integrated systems.

• Proven ability to drive cross-functional technical alignment and maintain execution momentum across engineering teams.

• Experience supporting integration traceability, automation, readiness activities, and formal test or demonstration events.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey status, risk, and technical recommendations.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical direction beyond a single assigned integration scope.

• Lead and support customer-facing integration events, technical demonstrations, readiness activities, and on-site execution at customer, lab, or test locations; travel of up to 30% is expected based on program needs and integration event schedules.

• Active Secret clearance or the ability to acquire a security clearance required.

Why Join Parry Labs?

At Parry Labs, we foster a culture of curiosity and collaboration. Employees are given the autonomy to leverage their skills in creating state-of-the-art tech solutions that aid in the protection of the American Warfighter. We encourage new and bold ideas that push the status quo. It is this entrepreneurial spirit that drives us.

Parry Labs will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives with benefits such as education assistance and unlimited paid time off, just to name a few.

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