Senior Proposal Solution Architect (Engineer Systems Architect 5) 30084

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Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you.

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Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies
Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:

Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.

Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.

Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.

Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.

Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.

These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies.

Summary:
HII-Mission Technologies is seeking a Senior Proposal Solution Architect to lead the design and development of innovative, executable solutions in response to U.S. defense and federal customer requirements. This position will be based out of our Fair Lakes, VA or McLean, VA office. This position can also be based out of one of our other locations. This role bridges business development, capture, proposal and operations teams, to ensure solutions are technically sound, competitively differentiated, and aligned with mission outcomes. The architect will play a key role in shaping win strategies and driving growth across advanced technology portfolios, applying expertise in areas such as Systems Engineering, ISR, C5ISR, all-domain sensing, multi domain command and control, unmanned systems, platforms and sensors, intelligence systems, PED, edge processing, or expeditionary mission support. This role emphasizes mission-system engineering and is not focused on enterprise IT or cloud architecture.

What You Will Do:

Primary focus: Winning the work.

Where you will operate: Business development, capture, proposals, and pre-award.

Shape the technical strategy of a bid or proposal.

Translate customer requirements into a compelling, compliant solution narrative.

Work closely with proposal managers, capture teams, pricing, and business development.

Determine what the solution should look like at a high level to score well against evaluation criteria.

Balance win themes, discriminators, compliance, and cost.

Ensure the proposed solution is deliverable/executable.

Capture & Proposal Integration

Align solutions with capture strategies, win themes, and discriminators.

Collaborate with proposal managers to ensure compliance and compelling narratives.

Support oral presentations, demonstrations, and customer engagements.

Solution Development Framework Execution

Lead requirement analysis and decomposition for complex federal opportunities.

Translate customer mission needs into actionable technical and management architectures.

Develop solution concepts, trade-off analyses, and recommend approaches.

Technical Leadership

Develop the technical vision for a proposal solution.

Define architectures across domains (e.g., C5ISR, cyber, AI/ML, EW, unmanned systems).

Ensure solutions meet open architecture, cybersecurity, and interoperability standards.

Perform gap analysis and recommend subcontractor and vendor options to fill gaps.

Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.

Review and validate solution designs from other team members.

Collaboration & Teaming

Partner with business development, capture management, operations (e.g., engineering, program management), and subcontractors to integrate capabilities.

Represent the company in customer and industry forums.

What We're Looking For:

15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.

Expertise in one or more mission focused disciplines such as ISR, C5ISR, systems engineering, all domain sensing, multi domain command and control, unmanned systems, intelligence systems, platform and sensor integration, PED operations, edge processing, or expeditionary mission support

9+ years of experience in solution architecture, systems engineering, or technical leadership within defense or federal contracting.

Proven track record of developing winning solutions for large federal proposals.

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