Lead Systems Engineer; Engineer Systems

Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies

Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:

• Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.
• Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
• Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
• Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.
• Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.

Mission Technologies provides mission‑critical engineering and technical services to Information Technology, Federal Civilian, National Security, Aerospace & Defense, and commercial customers worldwide. We are seeking a Systems Engineer Lead to support enterprise‑level systems engineering efforts across the full system lifecycle. This role requires strong technical leadership, broad systems engineering expertise, and hands‑on experience with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including modeling languages and tools.

• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, and effectiveness analyses.
• Conduct analyses across all phases of the system lifecycle, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Translate customer or product requirements into logical and systematic system solutions within technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Lead the development and maintenance of MBSE artifacts, architecture products, and system models using tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler or CATIA Magic Suite.
• Develop system architectures using SysML, UML, and UAF.
• Apply extensive technical expertise and sound engineering judgment to solve complex problems.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams, presenting technical approaches and findings.
• Support and lead integration, verification, validation, and test events.
• Mentor junior engineers in MBSE methods, modeling best practices, and systems engineering fundamentals.

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Hands‑on experience with MBSE workflows and digital engineering methods.
• Experience performing requirements analysis, allocation, traceability, verification planning, and validation.
• Experience conducting trade studies, functional decomposition, and interface analysis.
• Proficiency with modeling languages such as SysML, UML, and/or UAF.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance; candidates will be subject to a background investigation and drug screening.

• Ten (10) years of experience in systems engineering or engineering design and development.
• Demonstrated experience participating in training‑related test events for Integrated Training Systems (ITS), including systems such as BFTT and ATD.
• Experience working with DoD programs, customers, and acquisition processes.
• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical discipline.
• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP/ESEP certification or equivalent SE credentials.
• Experience integrating system models with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama).
• Experience leading engineering teams or acting as a technical lead on complex programs.
• Familiarity with system‑of‑systems engineering, digital engineering ecosystems, and large‑scale architecture development.

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