PR026-017 - ARCHITECTURE PRODUCT OWNER at QTEC Aerospace in Huntsville, AL, USA

Job description

• QTEC Aerospace is seeking a PRODUCT OWNER to join our team of professionals in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.
• QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidates will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs. The chosen candidate will be at the heart of an integrated solutions architecture and systems engineering effort, working on a multi-company team to define the operational, physical, functional, and technical architectures that will shape an evolving capability.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:
• Will own the backlog of architecture artifacts, prioritize capability delivery, and ensure that each increment aligns with stakeholder expectations
• Architect missile defense command-and-control and battle management systems, leveraging existing COTS/GOTS components while ensuring full DoD interoperability
• Translate high-level mission needs into a cohesive hardware-software solution; analyzing requirements; articulating desired capabilities to developers, engineers, SMEs, and users; and producing and maintaining system models, interface control documents, and functional flow diagrams
• Will design and develop new systems, modernize legacy platforms, drive the architectural evolution roadmap, lead portions of the design effort, and support internal and external design reviews through clear written and oral technical presentations.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 12 years of experience; or a Master's degree in a related field with 10 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 8 years of relevant work experience
• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
• Extensive track record of designing, developing, and integrating complex command and control or battle management solutions
• Solid grasp of systems architecture, using frameworks like DoDAF, MODAF, or TOGAF, allows you to turn mission requirements into comprehensive, technology-ready system solutions while adhering to TRL limitations
• Ability to consistently engage in both internal and external design reviews, creating models and architectural guidelines that support ongoing projects and future growth
• Show capability in managing stakeholder priorities and establishing acceptance criteria for each architectural release
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
• Self-motivated and customer-oriented
• Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.
• Deep understanding of DoD and missile defense C2 architectures, system concepts, and standard test and data-analysis techniques
• Ability to identify, define, and communicate desired capabilities to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in creating architectural artifacts (functional diagrams, interface definitions, data models)
• Experience adopting a structured, logical, and analytical approach to transforming high-level needs into integrated hardware and software solutions
• Demonstrated capability to lead complex architectural activities, mentor junior team members, and drive cross-functional alignment
• Certified Product Owner, Certified Architect (such as TOGAF or Zachman), or an equivalent qualification/certification
• Experience integrating COTS/GOTS components and applying DoD interoperability standards such as MAUD and STANAG
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools like SysML, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw
• Prior work in missile defense or other high-threat, high-availability command and control programs

Skills

Required

• DoDAF, MODAF, or TOGAF
• Systems architecture
• Design reviews
• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Self-motivation
• Customer orientation
• DoD SECRET security clearance

Preferred

• DoD and missile defense C2 architectures
• Architectural artifacts creation
• Structured, logical, analytical approach
• Leadership and mentoring
• COTS/GOTS integration