Senior C5ISR Systems Architect — Lead Integrated Defense Systems

Advanced Technology Systems Company; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Technology Systems Company in Gilbert, AZ (Alternative Location: McLean, VA) is seeking a hands-on Principal Systems Architect C5ISR to lead the architecture, integration, testing, and technical execution of advanced C4ISR/C5ISR, border/perimeter surveillance, and Counter-UAS systems.

The ideal candidate translates customer mission needs into scalable system architectures and top-level designs, guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept through deployment and acceptance, while

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience architecting, developing, integrating, and testing complex defense, aerospace, C4ISR/C5ISR, surveillance, or other mission-critical systems.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• 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 technical tradeoffs related to performance, cost, reliability, scalability, 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.
• Serve as a senior technical authority during customer engagements, demonstrations, technical reviews, proposals, and business development activities.
• Translate customer mission needs into executable technical solutions, system concepts, architectures, and technical approaches.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Business Development, engineering teams, customers, subcontractors, and technology partners.
• Provide technical input to proposals, solution development, program planning, and customer presentations.

Skills

Systems architecture

C5ISR/C4ISR

Leadership

MBSE/SysML

Edge computing

AI/ML

Cybersecurity

Multi-vendor integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Advanced Technology Systems Company in Gilbert, AZ (Alternative Location: McLean, VA) is seeking a hands-on Principal Systems Architect C5ISR to lead the architecture, integration, testing, and technical execution of advanced C4ISR/C5ISR, border/perimeter surveillance, and Counter-UAS systems.

The ideal candidate translates customer mission needs into scalable system architectures and top-level designs, guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept through deployment and acceptance, while