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Lead Digital Engineering Systems Architect

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Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/24/2026
Location: Huntsville, AL

Description: The Judge Group is currently seeking a Lead Digital Engineering Systems Architect. For immediate consideration send your resume to

  • 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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