Principal Systems Engineer

Principal Systems Engineer Job Locations US-OH-Dayton ID 2026-9259 Category Engineering Type Full Time Biweekly Hours 80 Location : Name Wright Patterson AFB Min USD $145,000.00/Yr. Max USD $160,000.00/Yr. Position Summary Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM). Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM's main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime, and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space. This is a full-time position located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH and is 100% onsite. Responsibilities Duties to include, but not limited to: Provide systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, sustainment, and disposal Translate operational and functional needs into technical requirements for Mission Integration Team (MIT) activities Develop and support enterpriselevel architectures for the DAF Battle Network, ensuring integration and interoperability across systems and stakeholders Review DoD architecture models and contribute to futurestate architecture designs enabling sensortoshooter connectivity Drive interoperability and integration across PEOs, weapon systems, mission partners, and joint/coalition stakeholders Capture, document, and analyze currentstate and futurestate mission and engagement architectures Conduct capability and technical risk assessments, develop mitigation plans, and track progress Support execution management strategies and transition validated capability requirements to acquisition teams Assist with test and evaluation strategy development alongside acquisition and test organizations Document and evaluate Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) requirements and solutions across DBN programs Identify preferred ICAM approaches, assess capability gaps, and support POA&M development and implementation Draft, maintain, and support execution of ICAM strategy documentation Develop technical briefings, engineering documentation, reports, and acquisition artifacts for senior leadership Manage complex requirement hierarchies using tools such as DOORS or Jira, ensuring clear traceability Create and refine System Requirements Documents (SRDs) and other requirement documentation guiding program development Apply DoD frameworks (UAF, DoDAF) to systemofsystems architecture development Translate complex technical specifications into clear operational impacts for military stakeholders and senior leaders Use ModelBased Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (SysML, Cameo, MagicDraw) to develop and analyze models within Digital Engineering ecosystems Build and maintain structural, behavioral, and parametric architecture models defining system interfaces and capabilities Conduct tradespace analyses evaluating alternatives based on cost, schedule, performance, and risk Develop verification and validation materials, including test matrices and verification plans Serve as a technical liaison across government program offices, contractors, and operational users to resolve integration issues