Senior Systems Architect & Technical Product Lead

Redwire; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire is seeking a Systems Architect / Technical Product Lead at Chantilly, VA to own the digital ecosystem that underpins emulation, simulation, digital-engineering, data, and software platforms. You will set architectural direction, mentor engineers, and translate mission needs into roadmaps that align with program goals.

This role requires leadership in MBSE, data modeling, backend systems, and DevSecOps, with proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust; experience with GPU compute, Kubernetes, and

Qualifications

• 7–15 years of enterprise or mission-critical systems architecture leadership.
• Experience with MBSE, SysML, digital twins and digital threads.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust for backend and simulation services.

Responsibilities

• Champion for integration of Digital Engineering MBSE practices, SysML modeling, and digital-thread integration across Redwire’s enterprise.
• Defines system level architectures spanning modeling & simulation, backend services, data platforms, digital-engineering workflows, and UI/UX integration.
• Oversee virtual system integration, verification, and validation strategies for multi-domain systems.
• Builds and scales knowledge-graph or graph-oriented data systems architectures supporting simulation and digital-engineering workflows.
• Designs and simulates system and subsystem interfaces across agentic methodologies, software, databases, simulation, and hardware boundaries to enable the ability to connect, access, and share proprietary data.
• Maintains digital twins for spacecraft, mission systems, and engineering workflows, ensuring traceability and configuration integrity
• Translates mission needs and business objectives into architectural roadmaps, capability definitions, and execution plans. Works closely with systems engineers, simulation experts, software teams, mission analysts, and product leadership to align architecture with program goals.
• Presents architectural strategies, tradeoffs, and roadmaps to executives, customers, and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Full-stack engineering leadership

Modeling & simulation expertise

High-performance backend systems

DevSecOps alignment

Executive communication

Security eligibility

Tools

Python

C++

Rust

Kubernetes

MBSE tools

Job description

Redwire is seeking a Systems Architect / Technical Product Lead at Chantilly, VA to own the digital ecosystem that underpins emulation, simulation, digital-engineering, data, and software platforms. You will set architectural direction, mentor engineers, and translate mission needs into roadmaps that align with program goals.

This role requires leadership in MBSE, data modeling, backend systems, and DevSecOps, with proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust; experience with GPU compute, Kubernetes, and