Tech Lead Principal Systems Engineer

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking to hire a Technical Lead for Systems Engineering with experience in modeling and simulation and/or digital engineering. Establish and grow your Digital Engineering career with NextGen today! Next Gen Federal Systems is looking for a Chief Systems Engineer of LVC (Live, Virtual, and Constructive) Mod & Sim Environments. This role will be responsible for designing the architecture that blends physical (Live), simulated (Virtual), and computer-generated (Constructive) elements into seamless, interoperable simulation ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineer to oversee and define the digital engineering service plan for LVC events, and events planning as well as identifying priorities and enablement for the Ironwood architecture and mission workflow and development to create the end product solution for the program
• Technical lead overseeing a small team of multi-discipline engineers
• Provide pre- and post-LVC event support and planning
• Oversee 3rd party tool integration for the overall Ironwood system
• Oversee LVC events planning, testing, integration, and user enablement for the environment
• Provide bounded implementation support for C2 and LVC interfaces needed to connect event tools, simulation tools, operational workflows, and user-facing mission products under approved
• Participate in the full planning, execution, and after-action assessment of LVC, demonstrating a stable environment during mission events
• Bridge disparate simulation systems, hardware-in-the-loop to allow real-time data exchange
• Lead oversight of the integration and end to end integration checkout
• Creating distributed simulations utilizing common standards, federation management, and distributed time management protocols
• Ensuring models follow DoD/industry protocols like HLA (High Level Architecture), DIS (Distributed Interactive Simulation), and applying FOM/SOM guidelines
• Setting the technical direction, driving digital engineering/AI capabilities, and leading development teams
• Deploy and test containerized units within the cloud
• Support processing installation hardware
• Define the bounded digital engineering service plan for tools and event- needs and alignment with architecture and workflows
• Define, design, and package bounded third-party tool adapters for workflows and interfaces
• Provide bounded implementation support for LVC interfaces needed to connect event tools, simulation tools, operational workflows, and user-facing mission products

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience
• Experience leading teams successfully in the creation and execution of LVC engineering frameworks
• Typically 8+ years of specialized modeling and simulation experience
• Develop program roadmap and manage expectations with customer
• Deliver modeling simulation and analysis (MS&A) integrating Cameo/SysML, Cameo Simulation Toolkit, ModelCenter and/or Ansys STK tools and outputs
• Utilize MBSE tools such as MagicDraw/Cameo and MS&A tools to develop detailed models that integrate sub-system models across multiple domains (avionics, RF, EW, communication, aerodynamics, acoustics, EMI, human factors, etc.)
• Lead development of automation capabilities and tying the Digital Thread
• Work within an Agile Project Management framework and DevSecOps culture
• Collaborate across stakeholders including customers, teammates and partners

Qualifications

• Experience developing conceptual, logical, physical (MBSE) or analytical models (MS&A)
• Ability to develop systems deliverables, to include requirements, CONOPs, APIs, IDD/ICDs, SDDs, test plans/procedures
• Experience in Agile software systems development
• Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Python, C++
• Experience with Ansys STK, Cameo Systems Modeler, MATLAB, Simulink
• Experience with Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes
• Experience with Omniverse, Postman, and Visual Studio
• Active Top-Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
• Ability to work closely with software engineers to evolve the systems architecture
• Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach, manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements
• Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and implement in a dynamic environment
• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills

Desired Qualifications

• Märzen TDACS, TacMap 3D, STK Plugin for TacMap

About NextGen:

NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance.

We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:

• Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure
• Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good
• Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability
• Strive to achieve results as an organization
• Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors
• Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success
• Create an environment where people can engage at all levels
• Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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