Senior Systems Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud & MBSE Lead

AeroVironment, Inc.

United States

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to deliver digital ecosystem and MBSE expertise for DoD missions from its Arsenal, Alabama site. The role involves API integration, cloud architectures, and secure data exchange across complex systems.

You will lead onboarding of external software, model-based tools, and AI capabilities, while developing AI-ready data pipelines and enterprise dashboards for warfighter advantages. Requires a security clearance and a strong DoD background.

Qualifications

Master's degree in STEM required.
12+ years of related experience in software integration or systems engineering.
Active or Interim Secret clearance required.
Experience with API design and integration.
Working knowledge of MBSE and SysML.
Experience building enterprise dashboards.
Experience with cloud environments and container technologies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and accelerate delivery of operational capabilities via API integration, cloud architecture, and MBSE.
Lead onboarding and integration of external software, models, simulations, AI tools, and operational capabilities.
Design secure API-based integrations and data exchange architectures.
Develop AI-enabled digital ecosystems for human-machine teaming.
Create integration architectures linking APIs, data services, semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and AI orchestration frameworks.
Implement semantic data models and ontologies to improve AI reasoning and data discoverability.
Build AI-ready data pipelines transforming structured/unstructured data into knowledge assets.
Integrate LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, and workflow automation into enterprise environments.
Develop enterprise dashboards and common operational pictures.
Support MBSE activities using SysML and activity/block diagrams.
Develop common data models and integration standards.
Support tactical interoperability including Link 16 and gateway architectures.
Support DevSecOps pipelines and cloud-native deployments.
Provide technical recommendations to government leadership.