Odyssey Systems

Principal Systems Engineer (MBSE)

Odyssey Systems$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US citizenship required
  • Ability to acquire Secret Clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
  • 12+ years of experience in systems engineering
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Systems Engineering, 14+ years of experience
  • Deep expertise in digital engineering and architecture frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure and SysML modeling tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead digital engineering strategy across the acquisition lifecycle
  • Architect integrated digital ecosystems and CI/CD pipelines
  • Establish modeling standards, meta-models, and style guides
  • Conduct systems engineering planning and requirements development
  • Mentor multi-disciplinary engineering teams and develop capabilities
  • Support growth through proposals and solution development
  • Lead trade studies and make-buy decision analysis

Benefits

  • Flexible work location (Huntsville, Lincoln, or Remote)
  • Opportunity to lead digital transformation efforts
  • Engagement with diverse technical challenges
  • Mentorship and leadership opportunities within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Exposure to government and military collaboration
Full Job Description
Position Summary

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 systems‑of‑systems. 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.

 

Responsibilities

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, meta‑models, 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.

 

 

Qualifications

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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About Odyssey Systems

Odyssey Systems is an information technology company based in Rockville, Maryland. It was founded in 1997 and provides a range of IT services to government agencies and private sector clients. Odyssey Systems specializes in software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity. The company has a team of over 500 employees and has worked with clients such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Institutes of Health. Odyssey Systems is committed to providing innovative solutions to its clients and helping them achieve their goals.
Learn more about Odyssey Systems
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997
Revenue
$100 million

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