SENIOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM ENGINEER/STRATEGIST

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Industrial System Engineer/Strategist in Newport News, VA. The role leads strategic technology migrations, IIoT architecture, and secure remote access initiatives within the Digital Plant program.

Candidates bring extensive industrial systems engineering experience and a strong background in DoD-aligned DevSecOps, AI/IIoT, and cloud strategies, guiding cross-functional teams across enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 14 years exempt experience; Master’s degree and 12 years exempt experience; Ph.D. and 9 years experience.
• Equivalent to Bachelor’s for IT-related positions listed in the ad.
• NNS Apprentice School or NNPS graduates may qualify.
• Military paygrade E-5+ or equivalent military experience may substitute.
• High School/GED with 4–8 years of manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration of machine network assets into the enterprise IIoT network.
• Design secure OEM remote access provisioning and ongoing management.
• Drive upgrades across Industry 4.0/5.0 stack with AI, IIoT and cloud components.
• Support adoption of DoD-aligned DevSecOps practices and ensure compliance.
• Mentor engineers on modern IIoT architectural principles and guardrails.

Skills

Industrial systems engineering

IIoT

AI & data integration

DevSecOps

Migration planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Edge computing

Job description

SENIOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM ENGINEER/STRATEGIST

Location: Newport News, Virginia, United States

Date: Jul 29, 2026

Team: T56 AI and Digital Innovation

Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

Relocation: No relocation assistance available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes - Occasional or hybrid telework available

Travel Requirements: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Salary Range: $142,000.00 to $178,000.00

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range

Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding

With more than 25,000 employees - including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders - HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

The Industrial Systems Engineer & Strategist provides strategic technical leadership for the Digital Plant program, driving migration of legacy machine network assets into a unified Operational Technology (OT) environment and enabling secure OEM remote access. The role also helps to drive improvement across the entire Industry 4.0/5.0 tech stack (IIOT applications, IIOT data & AI, IIOT core edge, on-prem, cloud infrastructure).

The candidate should have extensive experience and knowledge of industrial systems engineering. They will collaborate and ensure solutions align to the enterprise strategy at NNS.

Strategic Migration & Network Integration

• Lead enclave migration of machine network assets into the enterprise IIOT network, defining migration plans, validation procedures, and cut over schedules.
• Design and implement secure OEM remote access provisioning and ongoing management, coordinating with security and vendor teams.
• Drive improvements across the entire Industry 4.0/5.0 tech stack roadmap, aligning AI driven, IIOT and cloud components.

Applications/ Software Architecture & Enablement

• Promote modular, service oriented, and micro services patterns tailored for industrial IIOT environments.
• Define API first integration strategies that enable loosely coupled IIOT system interactions.
• Contribute to event driven and real time streaming architectures in partnership with data and cloud architects.
• Guide the decomposition of legacy monolithic systems and develop decoupling strategies that preserve operational continuity.
• Align architecture decisions with IIOT security, infrastructure, and operational standards.

Compliance, Security & DevSecOps

• Support adoption of DoD aligned DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test driven development in coordination with development teams.
• Ensure all migration and remote access activities meet applicable compliance and cybersecurity requirements.

Strategic Planning & Mentorship

• Participate in long range IIOT architecture planning and roadmap development.
• Mentor internal engineers and technical leads on modern IIOT architectural principles and design patterns.
• Establish practical architecture guardrails that encourage consistency without impeding delivery.

Must Have

Bachelor?s Degree and 14 years of relevant exempt experience; Master?s Degree and 12 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 9 years of experience.

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:

• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• NavyNuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-
• A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bache