Role Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Digital Twin Consultant to provide subject matter expertise on a 1099 basis to support capture efforts, solution architecture, and project execution. This consultant will provide strategic advisory, architecture design, and technical leadership in developing digital twin ecosystems for federal clients. Engagement may include:

• Proposal support
• White paper development
• Technical solutioning
• Pilot implementations
• Program execution support

Work will be project-based and may range from short-term capture support to longer-term technical advisory roles, depending on contract awards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in digital engineering, systems modeling, simulation, or digital twin architecture.
• Experience supporting U.S. federal programs (DoD, DOE, NASA, DHA, etc.).
• Expertise in MBSE methodologies (SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw, Sparx, DOORS).
• Experience with secure cloud architectures (AWS/Azure Government).
• Strong understanding of data integration pipelines and real-time analytics.
• Ability to contribute to federal proposals and technical solution design.

Requirements

• Develop conceptual and reference architectures for digital twin implementations.
• Align solutions with DoD Digital Engineering Strategy, MBSE best practices, and NIST frameworks.
• Provide technical input for TRL maturation and prototype-to-field deployment planning.
• Design secure cloud-based twin environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government).
• Integrate real-time operational data, sensor feeds, APIs, and data lakes.
• Support development of simulation environments and predictive models.
• Contribute to technical volumes, solution narratives, and concept diagrams.
• Participate in technical strategy sessions and government briefings.
• Support pricing assumptions and level-of-effort scoping (as SME input).
• Provide oversight or direct support in MBSE implementation, digital thread integration, AI/ML-enabled analytics within twin platforms, and secure system deployment in federal environments.
• Advise on cybersecurity alignment (RMF, NIST 800-53/171, FedRAMP).

Benefits

• Collaborate on high-impact federal innovation programs.
• Flexible, entrepreneurial engagement model.
• Opportunity to shape next-generation digital twin initiatives in mission-critical environments.
• Direct access to executive leadership and capture strategy discussions.

Ideal Candidate Profile

This role is ideal for:

• Former federal digital engineering leaders
• Senior systems engineers transitioning to advisory work
• Retired military/SES technical leaders
• University research faculty with applied digital twin experience
• Industry architects seeking part-time GovCon engagements