Senior Technical Solutions Architect, Defense

Day & Zimmermann; United States; On-site; USD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Paid maternity leave

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann is seeking a Principal Architect, Technical Solutions to provide senior technical leadership for business development in munitions and related technologies. You will translate complex customer needs into executable architectures, shape competitive approaches, and guide cross-functional teams from capture through execution handoff.

You will engage with customers, universities, suppliers, and partners to advance differentiating solutions while balancing cost, risk, and schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, physical sciences, or related technical field; equivalent combination may be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering, systems architecture, technical solution development, or related technical experience; include 5+ years in defense/munitions business development.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of principal-level technical solution architectures and implementation strategies translating customer mission needs into differentiated DZMG offerings.
• Provide technical leadership for capture, proposals, demonstrations, and customer-facing technical content ensuring compliance and competitiveness.
• Engage customer technical organizations, laboratories, and partners to understand priorities, requirements, and potential solution pathways.
• Develop and maintain relationships with commercial tech companies, suppliers, universities, and industry partners for capabilities and teaming opportunities.
• Evaluate feasibility, cost drivers, and execution handoff requirements coordinating with engineering, operations, and proposal teams.

Skills

Systems architecture

Technical leadership

Proposal development

Customer engagement

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Day & Zimmermann is seeking a Principal Architect, Technical Solutions to provide senior technical leadership for business development in munitions and related technologies. You will translate complex customer needs into executable architectures, shape competitive approaches, and guide cross-functional teams from capture through execution handoff.

You will engage with customers, universities, suppliers, and partners to advance differentiating solutions while balancing cost, risk, and schedule.