Senior UAS Systems Engineering Lead — Acquisition & Risk

PPT Solutions, Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PPT Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Systems Engineering Lead to drive acquisition documentation, mature technical baselines, manage risk, and anchor the technical backbone of a Group 4+ UAS program through RFP release and source selection.

The role requires mastery of requirements development, MBSE, risk governance, and cross‑functional leadership across legal, contracting, safety, and engineering teams; you will lead SPS/SEP development and shape the IP/Data Rights strategy for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program; 20 years relevant experience or Master's with 18 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance.
• Advanced experience in DoW systems engineering, preferably with UAS, aviation, or complex weapon systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in acquisition documentation, including SEP, SPS, AP, and RFP technical sections.
• Expertise in MBSE, requirements decomposition, and digital engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of IP/Data Rights, sustainment strategies, and government contracting interfaces.
• Proven ability to lead risk management, technical working groups, and cross‑functional IPTs.
• Experience supporting source selection, evaluation criteria development, and technical review boards.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to synthesize complex technical issues for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical integrator and acquisition engineering authority for Group 4+ UAS program.
• Lead development of SPS and SEP, IP/Data Rights strategy, and risk management framework.
• Coordinate cross‑functional collaboration across legal, contracting, safety, and engineering teams.
• Support source selection activities and evaluation planning to enable objective decisions.

Skills

Acquisition documentation

MBSE

Requirements decomposition

Risk governance

Cross-functional leadership

Technical evaluation planning

IP/Data Rights

Source selection support

Communication to senior leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

PPT Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Systems Engineering Lead to drive acquisition documentation, mature technical baselines, manage risk, and anchor the technical backbone of a Group 4+ UAS program through RFP release and source selection.

The role requires mastery of requirements development, MBSE, risk governance, and cross‑functional leadership across legal, contracting, safety, and engineering teams; you will lead SPS/SEP development and shape the IP/Data Rights strategy for