# Senior Systems Engineer / Chief Systems Engineer at IronMountain Solutions

Senior Systems Engineer / Chief Systems Engineer at IronMountain Solutions in Huntsville, AL. Full-time. Posted July 8, 2026.

- Company: IronMountain Solutions
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 10+ years
- Posted: 2026-07-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ironmountainsolutions/jobs/5182653007
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/senior-systems-engineer-chief-systems-engineer-ironmountain-solutions-tc3a4x

## Requirements

- Modernize Engineering Frameworks: Author, maintain, and modernize Agile Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP) and CDRLs, successfully tailoring commercial best practices for rigorous, high-compliance defense environments.
- Advanced Methodologies: Drive the adoption of advanced software and systems architectures, utilizing Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Event-Driven Architectures to reduce technical debt and lifecycle costs.
- Human-AI Collaborative Engineering: Prototype and integrate emerging digital engineering capabilities, including human-AI collaborative systems engineering processes, to drive unprecedented efficiency gains in team capacity and requirements synthesis.
- Mentorship & Alignment: Provide technical mentorship to functional leads, Product Owners, and multi-disciplinary teams on requirements management, verification & validation (V&V), and Agile workflows (Scrum/Kanban).

## Description

**501706 Senior Systems Engineer / Chief Systems Engineer – Army Fires Program OfficeLocation:** Huntsville, AL 

**Position Type:** Full-Time

**Security Clearance Required:** Active Department of Defense **TOP SECRET/SCITravel: 25% Position Overview**

We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused **Senior Systems Engineer** to provide technical leadership, architectural oversight, and modernization strategy for the Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires and weapon systems portfolios. In this role, you will act as a force multiplier, bridging traditional defense acquisition requirements with cutting-edge commercial practices.

The ideal candidate will bring a 10+ year record of success across complex DoD, MDA, and related programs, with proven expertise in leading high-performing Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), deploying **Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)**, and pioneering Agile Systems Engineering practices to radically accelerate value delivery.

**Core ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & Agile SE Execution**

- **Modernize Engineering Frameworks:** Author, maintain, and modernize Agile Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP) and CDRLs, successfully tailoring commercial best practices for rigorous, high-compliance defense environments.

- **Advanced Methodologies:** Drive the adoption of advanced software and systems architectures, utilizing **Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)**, **Domain-Driven Design (DDD)**, and **Event-Driven Architectures** to reduce technical debt and lifecycle costs.

- **Human-AI Collaborative Engineering:** Prototype and integrate emerging digital engineering capabilities, including human-AI collaborative systems engineering processes, to drive unprecedented efficiency gains in team capacity and requirements synthesis.

- **Mentorship & Alignment:** Provide technical mentorship to functional leads, Product Owners, and multi-disciplinary teams on requirements management, verification & validation (V&V), and Agile workflows (Scrum/Kanban).

**Systems Integration, Modeling & Simulation**

- **System-of-Systems Integration:** Lead the integration, verification, and validation of complex hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), and tactical physics-based simulations.

- **Requirements & Traceability:** Manage complex system specification trees, interface control documents (ICDs), and end-to-end traceability using tools like IBM DOORS and Cameo EA.

- **Data-Driven Decisions:** Leverage a deep background in Python/C++ data analysis, automated testing, and Design of Experiments (DOE) to analyze simulation output, reduce program risk, and accelerate cross-platform validation.

**Program & Stakeholder Management**

- **IPT Lead:** Serve as a core technical leader capable of acting as an IPT Lead or Control Account Manager (CAM) to tightly bind engineering execution with cost, schedule, and risk baselines.

- **Strategic Interface:** Collaborate directly with senior government stakeholders, program managers, and sibling contract counterparts to align mission-critical milestones and influence technical direction.

- **Business Capture Support:** Contribute high-tier technical writing, architecture concepts, and solution design to proposal and capture efforts for high-value contract opportunities.

**Required Qualifications**

- **Education:** Bachelor of Science (BS) in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related STEM discipline.  A Master’s Degree (MS) is preferred.

- **Experience:** 10+ years of progressive technical experience supporting high-value missile defense, aviation, space, or tactical weapons programs.

- **Methodology Mastery:** Demonstrated expertise implementing Agile SE frameworks, including Scrum Master or Kanban leadership, Test-Driven Development (TDD), BDD, and DDD.

- **Toolsets & Languages:**

- *Systems/Requirements:* Cameo Enterprise Architect, DOORS, IBM Rhapsody, Atlassian Suite (Jira/Confluence).

- *Technical:* Python, C++, MATLAB, Git, Linux, and Containerization tools.

- **Clearance:** Must possess an active **Top Secret/SCI** security clearance.