Senior C5ISR Systems Architect - Border Surveillance & AI

Advanced Technology Systems Company; Gilbert (AZ); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is seeking a hands-on Principal Systems Architect – C5ISR to lead the architecture, integration, testing, and technical execution of advanced C4ISR/C5ISR and Counter-UAS programs in Gilbert, AZ.

The ideal candidate will translate customer mission needs into scalable system architectures and top-level designs integrating sensors, communications, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and edge computing.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience architecting, developing, integrating, and testing complex defense, aerospace, C4ISR/C5ISR, surveillance, communications, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience translating operational and customer mission needs into top-level system architectures.
• Experience taking integrated hardware/software systems from concept through architecture, development, integration, testing, deployment, and operational acceptance.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering, sensors, communications, networking, distributed computing, software architecture, and system integration.
• Proven experience integrating multi-vendor and multi-domain systems.
• Understanding of requirements management, traceability, interface definition, verification, validation, and acceptance testing.
• Ability to contribute technically while leading architecture, development, integration, and testing.
• US citizenship and eligible to obtain/maintain U.S. government security clearance.
• On-site work in Gilbert, AZ or McLean, VA.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end system architecture and provide hands-on technical direction across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Define system components, interfaces, integration requirements, technical standards, and architecture roadmaps.
• Evaluate tradeoffs related to performance, cost, reliability, cybersecurity, and deployability.
• Provide system-level design guidance as needed.
• Translate customer and operational requirements into system designs, technical specifications, and traceable engineering requirements.
• Guide integrated hardware and software systems from concept through development, production, deployment, and sustainment.
• Manage system interfaces, technical dependencies, configuration baselines, and architectural risks.
• Apply sound systems-engineering principles across complex, multi-domain, and multi-vendor solutions.
• Lead system-level integration, verification, validation, testing, demonstrations, field trials, and customer acceptance activities.
• Develop integration and test plans, procedures, verification methods, and acceptance criteria.
• Resolve interface, interoperability, performance, and system-level technical issues through hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Support integration laboratories, test ranges, field deployments, and operational demonstrations as required.

Conocimientos

Systems engineering leadership

Multi-domain integration

Requirements management

Traceability

Customer mission translation

Technical leadership

Architectural tradeoffs

Hands-on contribution

Security clearance eligibility

On-site work capability

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline

Descripción del empleo

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is seeking a hands-on Principal Systems Architect – C5ISR to lead the architecture, integration, testing, and technical execution of advanced C4ISR/C5ISR and Counter-UAS programs in Gilbert, AZ.

The ideal candidate will translate customer mission needs into scalable system architectures and top-level designs integrating sensors, communications, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and edge computing.