Project Engineer II: Digital Thread Architect

Responsibilities

• Manage project activities throughout the product lifecycle, from initial design concepts to final delivery.
• Design and own the program's end-to-end digital thread architecture, defining how engineering data flows and is governed across the full product lifecycle.
• Develop the program's digital engineering integration strategy, identifying which tools must be connected, what data must flow between them, and in what direction.
• Evaluate emerging digital engineering tools and integration patterns; recommend adoption where they strengthen lifecycle traceability or data interoperability.
• Integrate PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill, or equivalent) with MBSE/SysML tools (Cameo Systems Modeler, Rhapsody, or equivalent).
• Coordinate with tool owners and vendors to resolve interoperability gaps and maintain stable, supportable integrations as tools are upgraded.
• Establish data exchange standards and formats so information moves cleanly between disciplines without manual re-entry or translation loss.
• Establish traceability from requirements through MBSE models, design artifacts, manufacturing data, and test results.
• Support change impact analysis by ensuring that a change anywhere in the thread can be traced to every dependent artifact.
• Define data governance policy for the digital thread — authoritative source of truth, data ownership, and access control across tools.
• Maintain configuration management practices for digital engineering data consistent with program CM policy and customer data rights requirements.
• Present digital engineering maturity, integration status, and traceability posture at program reviews and customer technical interchange meetings.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• At least 10+ years' experience in engineering roles, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Hands-on experience integrating PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill, or equivalent) with MBSE/SysML tools (Cameo Systems Modeler, Rhapsody, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience establishing requirements-to-design-to-test traceability across multiple connected engineering tools.
• Experience with data architecture, APIs, or integration middleware connecting engineering tools and systems.
• Familiarity with configuration management practices and data rights/access control for engineering data.
• Strong technical documentation and stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to present integration architecture to non-technical program leadership.

Qualifications

• Preferred 4-6 years relevant leadership and/or project management experience.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and regulations.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers.
• Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternatives.
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standard.
• Familiarity with model-based engineering standards (ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, UAF, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting ATO/RMF documentation for digital engineering tooling and data environments.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance or higher.