Senior Systems Engineer - AI, MBSE & Cloud (Secret)

Banner-Defense,-Inc.-; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Defense in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide digital ecosystem, cloud architecture, and MBSE expertise to support MDA CDO missions. The role involves integrating external software, designing secure API-based data exchanges, and developing AI-enabled digital ecosystems and dashboards.

Requirements include a STEM master's degree, 12+ years in related fields, DoD Secret clearance, and experience with MBSE/SysML, cloud environments, and APIs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM field.
• 12+ years of related experience in software integration, systems engineering, or enterprise architecture.
• Active or Interim DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Experience with API design and integration.
• Working knowledge of MBSE and SysML.
• Experience building enterprise dashboards.
• Experience with cloud environments and container technologies.
• Some travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Combine expertise in API integration, cloud architecture, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), dashboard development, DevSecOps, interoperability, and digital engineering to accelerate delivery of operational capabilities.
• Lead onboarding and integration of external software, models, simulations, AI tools, and operational capabilities.
• Design and implement secure API-based integrations and data exchange architectures.
• Design and implement AI-enabled digital ecosystems supporting human-machine teaming.
• Develop integration architectures connecting APIs, data services, semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Implement semantic data models and ontologies to improve AI reasoning and data discoverability.
• Develop AI-ready data pipelines transforming structured and unstructured data into consumable 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, activity diagrams, and 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.

Skills

API design

MBSE

SysML

Enterprise dashboards

Cloud environments

Container technologies

US Citizenship

DoD Secret clearance

Software integration

Travel

12+ years

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Banner Defense in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide digital ecosystem, cloud architecture, and MBSE expertise to support MDA CDO missions. The role involves integrating external software, designing secure API-based data exchanges, and developing AI-enabled digital ecosystems and dashboards.

Requirements include a STEM master's degree, 12+ years in related fields, DoD Secret clearance, and experience with MBSE/SysML, cloud environments, and APIs.