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Lead Digital Engineering Systems Architect

The Judge Group

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Huntsville, AL
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The Judge Group is currently seeking a Lead Digital Engineering Systems Architect. For immediate consideration send your resume to rkissinger@judge.com.
- Robbie Kissinger

This senior technical leadership role focuses on the development and integration of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices, toolsets, and architectures to support end-to-end product development, analysis, and testing in a Digital Engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and lead the Digital Engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with program and customer goals.
  • Ensure technical integrity and execution across multi-disciplinary teams, driving solutions that meet or exceed cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
  • Serve as the primary technical interface to senior DoD customers, program leadership, subcontractors, and partners.
  • Architect and implement engineering ontologies, modeling patterns, and integration strategies across tools and platforms.
  • Design and manage system architecture models supporting full lifecycle development --from concept to production.
  • Lead a team of systems engineers in implementing MBSE best practices and advancing AV's Digital Engineering capabilities.
  • Develop custom scripts and integrations to optimize workflows and model validations across tools.
  • Support and maintain existing Digital Engineering tool customizations, triage technical issues, and implement corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to assess business needs and translate them into scalable engineering solutions.
  • Generate clear technical specifications and documentation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help build technical depth across the organization.


Basic Qualifications:

  • B.S. in an engineering discipline with 12+ years of experience, M.S. with 10+ years, or Ph.D. with 8+ years.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience developing and leading Digital Engineering environments in support of weapon systems.
  • An active Secret level security clearance.
  • Strong background in system architecture design, systems engineering, integration, and testing.
  • Demonstrated leadership in multi-disciplinary teams and experience managing technical execution across complex programs.
  • Direct experience working with DoD customers and defense industry partners.
  • Proven ability to manage multi-million-dollar engineering budgets and resources.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with engineering Risk and Opportunity (R&O) management.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally to customer or test sites.
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The Judge Group is an international leader in talent solutions that specializes in bridging technology talent gaps. Judge Technical Services, a Judge company, participates in the National Industrial Security Program and can obtain, maintain and service clearances up to and including Top Secret. For decades, Judge has worked with clients across all aspects of the government, aerospace and defense, and commercial sectors. Our greatest asset is the talent we work with.

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IT - Software
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