Senior Prototyping and Implementation Architect

Lead technical prototyping strategies that align with NGAD portfolio goals, including platform, sensor, weapon, connectivity, and autonomy components. Translate high-level operational requirements into executable prototyping roadmaps, digital engineering models, and early integration plans. Partner with government program offices to evaluate technology readiness, identify technical risks, and shape early engineering trades. Guide industry partners through architecture development, interface definition, modeling activities, and risk-reduction prototype builds. Develop implementation frameworks for transitioning prototype capabilities into formal programs of record or spiral development efforts. Coordinate across mission threads, CONOPS development, and capability decomposition to ensure prototypes reflect end-to-end operational needs. Provide senior-level engineering leadership during technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and early integration exercises. Support government stakeholders in planning and executing experimentation campaigns, flight tests, lab-based evaluations, and digital simulations. Interface with digital engineering, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, software development, and test communities. Produce decision-quality documentation, analysis summaries, prototype assessments, and architecture recommendations for senior acquisition leaders. 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, architecture development, prototyping, RDT&E, or advanced aerospace design. Proven experience supporting major defense aviation acquisition programs (preferred: fighter, UCAV, autonomy, sensors, mission systems, or weapons). Strong understanding of digital engineering tools, model-based systems engineering, and family-of-systems architecture development. Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and provide strategic engineering guidance to senior leaders. Excellent communication skills and experience supporting rapid development cycles. Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; willingness to obtain SAP/SAF access. Experience within NGAD, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Advanced Weapons, Digital Engineering Ecosystem, or similar advanced DoD programs. Background in rapid prototyping environments, flight test, mission systems integration, or autonomy architectures. Experience supporting government program management, acquisition strategy development, and multi-vendor coordination. LI-BBS1 #Hiring #Hiring #NowHiring #EngineeringJobs #SystemsEngineering #AerospaceJobs #DefenseJobs #ProgramManagement #TechCareers #ClearedJobs Skyline