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The Odyssey Technical Center has an exciting new opportunity for a principal engineering technical leader to drive digital transformation internal to Odyssey and across DoW contracts. This role sets strategy, defines digital engineering ecosystems, and delivers enterprise-level modeling, architecture, and ontology solutions supporting complex systems and systemsofsystems. This role owns the cross-cutting technical charter and operating model for systems engineering and supports growth and development of the Technical Center and of the larger Odyssey Technical community. This position can be in Huntsville, AL, Lincoln, MA, or REMOTE.

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Lead digital engineering (DE) strategy, vision, governance, and implementation across the acquisition lifecycle.
• Architect integrated digital ecosystems including Digital Thread, cloud-hosted toolchains, CI/CD (DevSecOps) pipelines, and where applicable, Digital Twins.
• Establish modeling standards, design patterns, metamodels, ontologies, data dictionaries, and style guides.
• Apply standard tools and frameworks for general engineering, systems engineering, and model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
• Conduct systems engineering planning, requirements development, interface design, V&V, risk management tools and methods.
• Lead trade studies and make-buy decision analysis.
• Mentor and lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams; develop modeling workforce capability, define and grow Odyssey's technical identity and technical depth.
• Support growth through proposal technical volume narrative development, white papers, proof of concepts, and solution development and demonstration.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Ability to Acquire Secret Clearance

Education: Bachelor of Science, Engineering or Computer Science

Years of Experience: 12+

Certifications: N/A

Preferred Qualifications

Clearance: Ability to Acquire Top Secret Clearance

Education: Master of Science, Systems Engineering

Years of experience: 14+

Certifications: N/A

Technical Skills

• 12+ years’ systems engineering experience; Prefer 10+ years in DE/MBSE leadership
• Deep expertise in architecture frameworks, ontology engineering, and digital ecosystem design
• Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure, Atlassian, SysML modeling tools (e.g. CAMEO, MagicDraw or similar)
• Requirements Management Tools (DOORS or equivalent)  
• Prefer experience with Digital Twin/Thread implementations, and MBSE integration with DevSecOps
• Experience with fielded ground or spacebased sensor systems is highly preferred

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop and present technical briefings and recommendations
• Ability to explain technical concepts to audiences at different levels
• Ability to work effectively within Integrated Product Teams (IPT)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate with Government, military, and contractor personnel

Additional Information

Location:  Huntsville, AL, Lincoln, MA, or REMOTE

Travel: 25%

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite or Remote

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Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities