Associate Director – Digital Systems Engineering

TheSystems Engineering Division (SED)offers unparalleledexpertisein systems engineering to the U.S. government and various public and private agencies universities nonprofit organizations consortia and commercial companies involved in the advanced development and application of space systems. From systems CONOPs and architecture development to system design and analysis mission assurance cost and schedule assessment and economic market analysis SEDleveragesa vast array of engineering and business disciplines across a dynamic portfolio of space programs and national challenges spanning the total space system lifecycle.

TheDigital Systems Engineering Department (DSED) part of SED serves as a strategic partner to government and commercial organizations navigating the digital transformation of systems engineering. Throughappliedresearch and developmentagilerapid prototypingobjective independent assessments and expert advisory services DSED enables customers to successfully institutionalize Digital Systems Engineering (DSE) concepts methods practices and tools throughout their systems acquisition and realization lifecycle. Our comprehensive approach-integrating the three foundational pillars of Digital Engineering (DE) Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and Systems Engineering (SE)empowers customers to accelerate innovation reduce risk and achieve mission success in increasingly complex space system environments.

Job Summary

AsAssociate Director-Digital & Systems Engineering you will helpguide the departments strategic directioninhelping customers adoptintegrateand usecutting-edgedigital systemmodelsdigital thread models anddigital twin modelsas part of theirlifecycleof SE activities.Youlllead a geographically dispersedteam acrossourEl Segundo CA and Colorado Springs COlocationswhile positioning the department as a thought leader and center of excellence in digital systems engineering.

What Youll Be Doing

• Strategic Leadership: Drive departmental planning and execution to advance core DSE technical capabilities aligned with customer priorities

• Talent Management:Recruit develop andretaintop-tier mid and senior-level systems engineering professionals; conduct performance reviews andprovidecareer development guidance

• Business Development:Identifyand capture new opportunities thatestablishthe department as an industry-leading DSE authority

• Technical Execution:Plan execute and lead DSE initiatives integrating systems engineering best practices.

• Collaboration:Work across the broader Systems Engineering Division toidentifyorganizational and technical synergies.

• Thought Leadership:Author publish and present papers and training materials on DSE topics.

What You Need to Be Successful

MinimumRequirements:

• B.S. degree in a relevant Engineering discipline (Aerospace Systems Electrical Mechanical etc.) Computer Science or related technical field.

• 12 years of systems engineering experience across three or more functional areas (CONOPS requirements architectureinterface controldesign etc.)

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Strong people andtechnical leadership skills.

• Ability to manage competing DSED managerial and technical priorities.

• Familiarity with DE and MBSE concepts principles and practices.

• Knowledge of architecture frameworks (UAF TOGAFDoDAF).

• Solid understanding of the ISO/INCOSE systems engineering lifecycle process.

• 5 years of people management experience

• ActiveTS/SCIsecurity clearanceis.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• M.S. or Ph.D. degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Aerospace Systems Electrical Mechanical etc.) Computer Science or related technical field.

• Knowledge of systems thinkingconcepts and research-based patterns such as DSRP

• SpaceGroundornuclearsecurity systems engineering domain experience

• Familiar with object-oriented modeling languages standards (UMLSysML UAFML OCLModelicaetc.) methodologies (OOSEMSysMOD etc.) and tools (CameoSparx SAMOpenModelica etc.).

• Knowledge of Digital Thread and Digital Twin Tooling (SyndeiaVertasyn etc.)

• Familiarity with agile project management using JIRA.

• INCOSECSEP/ESEP or OMGSysML/UAFML certification.