Senior NAS Architect & Strategy Engineer

a3 architecture; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 50,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A3 Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the FAA NAS team in Washington, DC. The role provides engineering and enterprise guidance across NAS domains, including communications, navigation, surveillance, weather, and flight processing.

Strong systems engineering, MBSE, and FAA EA experience are essential. The successful candidate will develop baseline/current-state artifacts, roadmaps, and transition plans, collaborating with FAA lines of business and industry partners to

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering from ABET accredited college or university with 15–20 years of relevant experience, or a master’s with 12–17 years.
• Extensive knowledge of the NAS and its major operational capabilities and domains.
• Experience applying systems engineering to complex, integrated systems or systems-of-systems.
• Experience interpreting FAA enterprise architecture information and related models/frameworks.
• Ability to develop and maintain engineering roadmaps, requirements, and architecture models.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior systems engineering and SME support for NAS strategy development across domains.
• Assess NAS systems and infrastructure to maintain baseline engineering representations.
• Apply FAA enterprise architecture knowledge to relate current and future state concepts.
• Develop engineering artifacts for current/future architectures, interfaces, and dependencies.
• Support enterprise roadmaps, requirements, and transition strategies.
• Analyze changes to NAS for dependencies, gaps, risks, and opportunities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and modernization initiatives across NAS domains.
• Collaborate with FAA organizations to align enterprise strategies and implementation.
• Coordinate with industry and international bodies on standards and architectures.
• Prepare technical analyses, briefings, and decision-support materials.

Skills

Systems engineering

Enterprise architecture

MBSE

Stakeholder collaboration

NAS knowledge

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

MS in related field

Tools

MBSE tools

Architecture modeling

Job description

A3 Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the FAA NAS team in Washington, DC. The role provides engineering and enterprise guidance across NAS domains, including communications, navigation, surveillance, weather, and flight processing.

Strong systems engineering, MBSE, and FAA EA experience are essential. The successful candidate will develop baseline/current-state artifacts, roadmaps, and transition plans, collaborating with FAA lines of business and industry partners to