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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Integration Architect - **Company:** Parsons Corporation - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $148,300.0 - $266,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Abstraction Layers, Systems Engineering, Network Analysis, Computer Engineering, Distributed Computing Environment, Distributed Systems, Ethernet, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), MATLAB, Radio-Frequency Identification, PCI Express, Software Tools, Requirements Management, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), MagicDraw, Hfss, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Ansys, Lidar - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3367873789&tx=KK8383FFR&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field. * 10+ years of progressive engineering experience with complex defense, aerospace, autonomous, or mission-critical systems. * Proven leadership in systems engineering, platform integration, or systems architecture roles. * Experience integrating multi-domain systems (hardware, software, RF, avionics, communications, sensors). * Expertise in: * Platform and system-of-systems architecture * Unmanned/autonomous systems and UAS integration * Advanced weapons, avionics, and mission systems * EO/IR, LiDAR, RF, and advanced sensing technologies * Tactical communications, MANET radios, antennas, and radomes * GPS-contested/denied navigation * Hardware/software interface architecture, ICDs, and abstraction layers * Ethernet, CAN, RS-422/232, PCIe, serial, digital, and analog interfaces * Embedded and edge computing, SWaP-C design * Distributed/disconnected operations * Sensor and payload integration * Requirements development, decomposition, verification, and validation * MBSE, SysML, and modeling tools (Cameo/MagicDraw, Sparx EA) * Requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama) * Engineering analysis (MATLAB or similar) * RF modeling (Ansys HFSS or similar), spectrum/network analyzers * HITL and laboratory integration, flight/field testing * RCCA, fault-tree analysis, and FMEA ## Description Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Platform Integration Architect to join our innovative team! In this pivotal role, you will lead the design and integration of next-generation, extensible platform ecosystems supporting defense, autonomous, and unmanned systems. You'll shape the future of mission-critical technology while collaborating with top experts in the field., * Architect and Integrate Platforms: Lead the design, integration, and evolution of modular, scalable architectures for defense, autonomous, and unmanned systems. Define clear boundaries and integration patterns for hardware, embedded systems, and mission applications. * Standardize Interfaces: Develop and govern interface specifications (ICDs), hardware abstraction layers, and standardized data formats to enable rapid integration of sensors, payloads, and third-party devices. * Lead Sensor & Payload Integration: Oversee integration of EO/IR, LiDAR, RF, navigation, communications, and specialized payloads. Evaluate third-party solutions and ensure seamless onboarding with minimal platform changes. * Advance Edge Computing & Distributed Systems: Architect edge-computing and distributed processing solutions that meet SWaP-C constraints and support resilient, mission-critical operations in challenging environments. * Drive Communications & RF Integration: Design and integrate tactical RF networks, MANET systems, antennas, and telemetry, ensuring compliance with military standards and optimal RF performance. * Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE): Use MBSE tools and SysML modeling to define, maintain, and communicate system architectures, requirements, and interfaces throughout the platform lifecycle. * Lead Requirements & Verification: Translate mission objectives into technical requirements, maintain traceability, and oversee integration, verification, and validation activities from lab to field. * Provide Technical Leadership: Establish technical baselines, guide multidisciplinary teams, evaluate vendor solutions, and lead trade studies, risk assessments, and lifecycle reviews. * Resolve Issues & Drive Improvements: Lead root cause investigations, apply structured problem-solving, and implement lessons learned to continuously improve platform architectures and integration practices. Required Clearance: * Must be a U.S. Citizen * Must have an active TS/SCI clearance, * Experience with Group 1-3 UAS or similar autonomous platforms. * Integration of autonomous capabilities onto legacy platforms. * Development of reusable architectures for multiple configurations. * RF/IR signature analysis, management, survivability, or LO considerations. * Integration of conformal antennas, radomes, and complex RF systems. * EO/IR targeting and navigation system integration. * Support for systems in contested/denied navigation and communications environments. * Experience with multi-domain autonomous systems (satellite, maritime, air, ground). * Production transition, manufacturing support, and qualification testing. * Evaluation of government, contractor, and supplier technical standards. * Familiarity with government acquisition and engineering lifecycle reviews. ## Related Videos - [How to develop an autonomous car end-to-end: Robotic Drive and the mobility revolution](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/22-how-to-develop-an-autonomous-car-end-to-end-robotic-drive-and-the-mobility-revolution) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [Cloud Vendor Lock-In - Is it just a new version of the Database Abstraction Layers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1185-cloud-vendor-lock-in-is-it-just-a-new-version-of-the-database-abstraction-layers) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Colorful quantum randomness](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100257-colorful-quantum-randomness) - [C# 13 Unleashed: Live Demos of my Top 10 Cutting-Edge Features!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1225-c-13-unleashed-live-demos-of-my-top-10-cutting-edge-features) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Dev Digest 129 - Now that's what I call private data!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/468-dev-digest-129-now-that-s-what-i-call-private-data)