Systems Architect Jobs in Washington
Systems Architect jobs in Washington are among the most active in the country, concentrated in cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and defense technology, with openings at every level from associate architect through principal and distinguished engineer. Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond anchor most of the hiring, and established employers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing maintain consistent demand across product, platform, and systems integration work. The most sought-after specialties are cloud-native architecture, distributed systems design, and enterprise integration. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerEchodyne
Top citySeattle, WA
Cities hiring5
Work type50% Remote
Top credentialBachelor's degree in systems engineering
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Overall Industrial Architect & Systems Integration Manager
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Framatome North America
Overall Industrial Architect & Systems Integration Manager
Richland, Washington
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Senior Systems Architect
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Echodyne Corp
Senior Systems Architect
Kirkland, Washington
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Senior Power Systems Architect
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Amphenol
Senior Power Systems Architect
Seattle, Washington
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Staff Power Systems Architect
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Amphenol
Staff Power Systems Architect
Seattle, Washington
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Business Systems Architect – Finance (D365 FO)
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Axon
Business Systems Architect – Finance (D365 FO)
Seattle, Washington
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Overall Industrial Architect & Systems Integration Manager
Framatome North America·Richland, Washington
Job functions:
$146k - $199k/yr
Bachelor's degree in Physics
Job Description
Why This Role Is Critical:
Technical Planning and System Development Management:
Integration and Interface Management:
Configuration Management and Change Control:
Verification, Validation, and Compliance:
Technical Leadership:
Required Qualifications
Desired Skills
From our facilities in Virginia, Washington, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and beyond, we deliver outage services, advanced nuclear fuel technologies, and next-gen reactor innovations that keep the lights on.
At Framatome, you will join a global team committed to creating reliable, carbon-free energy. Here, you can:
Framatome is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Offers are contingent on background check and drug screen (where applicable). Positions may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control regulations; applicants must meet eligibility requirements (see DOE 810 Appendix A).
As the need for nuclear energy grows, the future couldn’t be brighter. Join our vital mission to create lasting solutions for our planet’s greatest challenges. In this role, you are ready to shape the future of clean energy and make a long-lasting global impact. With us, anticipate engaging and challenging projects that deliver innovative solutions and value-added technologies helping power more than 38 million North American homes.
What You’ll Do Day-To-Day:
Architecture, Requirements, and Systems Engineering:
- Define, formalize, and deploy the systems engineering processes applicable to the program, including the Systems Engineering Management Plan, the Configuration Management Plan, the Interface Management Plan, and the Technical Data Management Plan, as well as BIM requirements when applicable.
- Propose the system architecture and its breakdown, taking into account cost, schedule, and risks, and ensure alignment with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Define the expected system performance through need statements, technical requirement specifications, and functional requirement documents.
- Establish the functional and product architecture of the system, identify external interfaces, define system functions, and allocate them to subsystems and equipment.
- Collect, consolidate, and manage stakeholder requirements: process performance, safety, security, quality, operations, maintenance, environment, and infrastructure.
- Own the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), from high level needs down to detailed equipment specifications and compliance evidence.
- Lead the development of technical specifications and performance requirements for work package owners and execution entities.
- Assess technical, cost, and schedule risks associated with architecture choices and define appropriate mitigation plans.
Technical Planning and System Development Management:
- Define the activities required for system design, manufacturing, integration, commissioning, and qualification.
- Establish the logic and sequencing of technical activities and contribute to the structuring of the work program.
- Define the technical content expected from execution entities through technical specifications, statements of work, technical appendices, and contractual documents.
- Ensure consistency between system requirements, development activities, and expected deliverables throughout the product lifecycle.
Integration and Interface Management:
- Define and maintain the overall integration plan to ensure coherent subsystem assembly and effective interface control.
- Identify, specify, and manage physical, functional, organizational, and operational interfaces between project stakeholders and work packages.
- Manage interfaces between new systems and existing facilities, especially in brownfield environments where interactions with operating installations represent a major risk.
- Ensure technical consistency across engineering disciplines and arbitrate any deviations or inconsistencies identified.
- Define and monitor action plans required to resolve integration and interface issues.
- Oversee technical ncoordination, the digital mockup, and the facilitation of constructability reviews and clash detection with engineering teams.
Configuration Management and Change Control:
- Ensure system configuration control and maintain a defined and approved technical baseline at each project milestone.
- Identify all data, documents, and models that constitute the system’s reference configuration.
- Define and apply configuration management processes to ensure coherent and traceable changes.
- Prepare and lead Change Control Boards, review change requests, and coordinate impact analyses on cost, schedule, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
- Monitor deviations, non-conformities, exemptions, and technical waivers until closure.
- Maintain technical registers, decision logs, and program action plans.
- Ensure the transfer of complete, consistent, and usable design documentation to future operators.
Verification, Validation, and Compliance:
- Define the Verification & Validation (V&V) strategy, associated plan, and system acceptance criteria.
- Plan, prepare, and lead design reviews, maturity reviews, and technical compliance reviews.
- Coordinate monitoring and evaluation of deliverables produced by execution entities to ensure compliance with defined requirements and specifications.
- Lead the collection and assessment of evidence demonstrating the achievement of expected system performance.
- Ensure V&V activities are carried out in accordance with systems engineering processes and program requirements.
- Ensure consistency of acceptance criteria across design, testing, commissioning, qualification, and transition to operations.
- Establish and consolidate the final compliance matrix demonstrating fulfillment of system requirements and performance objectives.
Technical Leadership:
- Coordinate multidisciplinary and multi-site teams without direct hierarchical authority while ensuring overall technical coherence of the program.
- Define, promote, and ensure adoption of systems engineering methods, practices, processes, and tools within the project.
- Provide necessary technical arbitration to support decision making and ensure alignment among stakeholders on major program choices.
- Represent the company to the client on technical matters within the assigned scope.
- Provide technical support for interactions with regulatory authorities and for compliance demonstration activities.
- Act as the guarantor of system technical consistency throughout its lifecycle, from need definition to operational start up.
Required Qualifications
- Proven systems engineering experience in a project execution context: requirements management and traceability, interface management, configuration control, and V&V planning.
- Experience integrating new process systems within an operating facility, including constraints related to interfaces, constructability, and operational continuity.
- Strong knowledge of industrial or manufacturing processes enabling constructive challenge of suppliers regarding performance, production capabilities, and acceptance criteria.
- Ability to maintain a technical baseline despite schedule pressure and escalate issues when proposed changes are not technically acceptable.
Desired Skills
- Experience in the nuclear fuel cycle, radiological processes, or other highly regulated industrial facilities.
- Knowledge of systems engineering practices per ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and INCOSE standards, as well as requirements and configuration management tools.
- Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), digital mockup, and 3D integration for industrial installations.
- Experience in design control within a nuclear quality program and interactions with a Design Authority.
- Experience working in international and multicultural project organizations.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Dependent on the position, degrees in Physics, Engineering Technology and Engineering Science may also be accepted.
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
- Advanced knowledge of project life cycles, methodologies and phases.
- Advanced understanding of specific engineering discipline.
- Supply chain and procurement practices.
- Budgeting, scheduling and resource allocation.
- Stakeholder coordination, team collaboration, client presentations.
- Prioritization, deadline tracking, multitasking.
- Root cause analysis, innovative thinking, adaptability.
Total Rewards Package
- Salary: $146,000 - $199,000 and may also include annual incentives and performance bonuses. The base salary range is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.
- Health & Wellness: Multiple medical plan options, dental & vision coverage, life insurance, long- and short-term disability, and optional supplemental plans (critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, dependent life).
- Retirement: 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid Time Off: Up to 3 weeks of vacation, 8 sick days, and 13 paid holidays annually.
- Extra Perks: Lifestyle spending account, employer paid mental health support, education reimbursement, professional development opportunities, adoption assistance, parental leave, and employee assistance programs.
Framatome has been shaping the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. for more than 60 years. Framatome Inc. is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, with more than 2,400+ employees across North America supporting nearly every nuclear plant in the nation.
From our facilities in Virginia, Washington, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and beyond, we deliver outage services, advanced nuclear fuel technologies, and next-gen reactor innovations that keep the lights on.
At Framatome, you will join a global team committed to creating reliable, carbon-free energy. Here, you can:
- Solve complex nuclear challenges that directly impact the climate.
- Build your career through technical fellowships, leadership roles, and global opportunities.
- Do your best work in a culture that values safety, innovation, and well-being.
Framatome is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Offers are contingent on background check and drug screen (where applicable). Positions may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control regulations; applicants must meet eligibility requirements (see DOE 810 Appendix A).
Framatome North America
Overall Industrial Architect & Systems Integration Manager
Richland, Washington
Added 6d ago
Job functions:
$146k - $199k/yr
Bachelor's degree in Physics
Job Description
Why This Role Is Critical:
Technical Planning and System Development Management:
Integration and Interface Management:
Configuration Management and Change Control:
Verification, Validation, and Compliance:
Technical Leadership:
Required Qualifications
Desired Skills
From our facilities in Virginia, Washington, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and beyond, we deliver outage services, advanced nuclear fuel technologies, and next-gen reactor innovations that keep the lights on.
At Framatome, you will join a global team committed to creating reliable, carbon-free energy. Here, you can:
Framatome is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Offers are contingent on background check and drug screen (where applicable). Positions may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control regulations; applicants must meet eligibility requirements (see DOE 810 Appendix A).
As the need for nuclear energy grows, the future couldn’t be brighter. Join our vital mission to create lasting solutions for our planet’s greatest challenges. In this role, you are ready to shape the future of clean energy and make a long-lasting global impact. With us, anticipate engaging and challenging projects that deliver innovative solutions and value-added technologies helping power more than 38 million North American homes.
What You’ll Do Day-To-Day:
Architecture, Requirements, and Systems Engineering:
- Define, formalize, and deploy the systems engineering processes applicable to the program, including the Systems Engineering Management Plan, the Configuration Management Plan, the Interface Management Plan, and the Technical Data Management Plan, as well as BIM requirements when applicable.
- Propose the system architecture and its breakdown, taking into account cost, schedule, and risks, and ensure alignment with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Define the expected system performance through need statements, technical requirement specifications, and functional requirement documents.
- Establish the functional and product architecture of the system, identify external interfaces, define system functions, and allocate them to subsystems and equipment.
- Collect, consolidate, and manage stakeholder requirements: process performance, safety, security, quality, operations, maintenance, environment, and infrastructure.
- Own the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), from high level needs down to detailed equipment specifications and compliance evidence.
- Lead the development of technical specifications and performance requirements for work package owners and execution entities.
- Assess technical, cost, and schedule risks associated with architecture choices and define appropriate mitigation plans.
Technical Planning and System Development Management:
- Define the activities required for system design, manufacturing, integration, commissioning, and qualification.
- Establish the logic and sequencing of technical activities and contribute to the structuring of the work program.
- Define the technical content expected from execution entities through technical specifications, statements of work, technical appendices, and contractual documents.
- Ensure consistency between system requirements, development activities, and expected deliverables throughout the product lifecycle.
Integration and Interface Management:
- Define and maintain the overall integration plan to ensure coherent subsystem assembly and effective interface control.
- Identify, specify, and manage physical, functional, organizational, and operational interfaces between project stakeholders and work packages.
- Manage interfaces between new systems and existing facilities, especially in brownfield environments where interactions with operating installations represent a major risk.
- Ensure technical consistency across engineering disciplines and arbitrate any deviations or inconsistencies identified.
- Define and monitor action plans required to resolve integration and interface issues.
- Oversee technical ncoordination, the digital mockup, and the facilitation of constructability reviews and clash detection with engineering teams.
Configuration Management and Change Control:
- Ensure system configuration control and maintain a defined and approved technical baseline at each project milestone.
- Identify all data, documents, and models that constitute the system’s reference configuration.
- Define and apply configuration management processes to ensure coherent and traceable changes.
- Prepare and lead Change Control Boards, review change requests, and coordinate impact analyses on cost, schedule, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
- Monitor deviations, non-conformities, exemptions, and technical waivers until closure.
- Maintain technical registers, decision logs, and program action plans.
- Ensure the transfer of complete, consistent, and usable design documentation to future operators.
Verification, Validation, and Compliance:
- Define the Verification & Validation (V&V) strategy, associated plan, and system acceptance criteria.
- Plan, prepare, and lead design reviews, maturity reviews, and technical compliance reviews.
- Coordinate monitoring and evaluation of deliverables produced by execution entities to ensure compliance with defined requirements and specifications.
- Lead the collection and assessment of evidence demonstrating the achievement of expected system performance.
- Ensure V&V activities are carried out in accordance with systems engineering processes and program requirements.
- Ensure consistency of acceptance criteria across design, testing, commissioning, qualification, and transition to operations.
- Establish and consolidate the final compliance matrix demonstrating fulfillment of system requirements and performance objectives.
Technical Leadership:
- Coordinate multidisciplinary and multi-site teams without direct hierarchical authority while ensuring overall technical coherence of the program.
- Define, promote, and ensure adoption of systems engineering methods, practices, processes, and tools within the project.
- Provide necessary technical arbitration to support decision making and ensure alignment among stakeholders on major program choices.
- Represent the company to the client on technical matters within the assigned scope.
- Provide technical support for interactions with regulatory authorities and for compliance demonstration activities.
- Act as the guarantor of system technical consistency throughout its lifecycle, from need definition to operational start up.
Required Qualifications
- Proven systems engineering experience in a project execution context: requirements management and traceability, interface management, configuration control, and V&V planning.
- Experience integrating new process systems within an operating facility, including constraints related to interfaces, constructability, and operational continuity.
- Strong knowledge of industrial or manufacturing processes enabling constructive challenge of suppliers regarding performance, production capabilities, and acceptance criteria.
- Ability to maintain a technical baseline despite schedule pressure and escalate issues when proposed changes are not technically acceptable.
Desired Skills
- Experience in the nuclear fuel cycle, radiological processes, or other highly regulated industrial facilities.
- Knowledge of systems engineering practices per ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and INCOSE standards, as well as requirements and configuration management tools.
- Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), digital mockup, and 3D integration for industrial installations.
- Experience in design control within a nuclear quality program and interactions with a Design Authority.
- Experience working in international and multicultural project organizations.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Dependent on the position, degrees in Physics, Engineering Technology and Engineering Science may also be accepted.
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
- Advanced knowledge of project life cycles, methodologies and phases.
- Advanced understanding of specific engineering discipline.
- Supply chain and procurement practices.
- Budgeting, scheduling and resource allocation.
- Stakeholder coordination, team collaboration, client presentations.
- Prioritization, deadline tracking, multitasking.
- Root cause analysis, innovative thinking, adaptability.
Total Rewards Package
- Salary: $146,000 - $199,000 and may also include annual incentives and performance bonuses. The base salary range is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.
- Health & Wellness: Multiple medical plan options, dental & vision coverage, life insurance, long- and short-term disability, and optional supplemental plans (critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, dependent life).
- Retirement: 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid Time Off: Up to 3 weeks of vacation, 8 sick days, and 13 paid holidays annually.
- Extra Perks: Lifestyle spending account, employer paid mental health support, education reimbursement, professional development opportunities, adoption assistance, parental leave, and employee assistance programs.
Framatome has been shaping the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. for more than 60 years. Framatome Inc. is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, with more than 2,400+ employees across North America supporting nearly every nuclear plant in the nation.
From our facilities in Virginia, Washington, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and beyond, we deliver outage services, advanced nuclear fuel technologies, and next-gen reactor innovations that keep the lights on.
At Framatome, you will join a global team committed to creating reliable, carbon-free energy. Here, you can:
- Solve complex nuclear challenges that directly impact the climate.
- Build your career through technical fellowships, leadership roles, and global opportunities.
- Do your best work in a culture that values safety, innovation, and well-being.
Framatome is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Offers are contingent on background check and drug screen (where applicable). Positions may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control regulations; applicants must meet eligibility requirements (see DOE 810 Appendix A).
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What Washington Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in systems architect jobs across Washington.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Seven or more years of hands-on experience designing large-scale distributed or enterprise systems
- Deep proficiency in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud with architecture certifications preferred
- Demonstrated experience producing solution design documents, architecture diagrams, and technical roadmaps
- Strong cross-functional communication skills working alongside product, engineering, and executive stakeholders
- Experience with security-by-design principles and compliance frameworks relevant to regulated or government-adjacent environments
Systems Architect Jobs in Washington: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a systems architect in Washington?
Most systems architects in Washington move into the role from senior software engineering, infrastructure, or solutions engineering positions after building deep technical breadth. Washington does not require a state-issued license for this role. Employers typically expect a bachelor's degree in computer science or systems engineering, plus several years of progressively senior technical work. Industry certifications from AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud carry real weight in Washington's technology-heavy market and are frequently listed as preferred qualifications.
How much do systems architects make in Washington?
Systems architects in Washington earn a median of about $128,940 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $60,210 for the lowest 10% to over $200,610 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire systems architects in Washington?
Employers hiring systems architects in Washington right now include Echodyne, Amphenol, and Microsoft, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Washington's concentration of major cloud, defense, and aerospace employers means demand for systems architects is spread across both large technology platforms and mission-critical engineering environments.
Which Washington cities have the most systems architect jobs?
Seattle, Kirkland, and Redmond have the most systems architect openings in Washington. Seattle and Bellevue lead because they are home to the headquarters and major engineering campuses of the state's largest technology employers, while Redmond's concentration of Microsoft and adjacent contractors drives significant volume in surrounding Eastside communities.
Are there remote systems architect jobs in Washington?
Yes, and more than most fields. Systems architecture is primarily a design and advisory discipline, which makes it well suited to remote and hybrid arrangements. About 100% of systems architect openings tied to Washington are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly distributed engineering teams have become in the state. Strategy, design review, and stakeholder alignment work tends to stay remote, while initial onboarding and security-sensitive government-adjacent roles are more likely to require on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a systems architect in Washington with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a senior individual-contributor engineering role at a Washington technology employer, where you build breadth across domains before stepping into an architecture title. Microsoft and Amazon both run associate architect and principal engineer development tracks that move strong engineers toward systems design work. Building a portfolio of architecture decision records and system design documentation from current engineering roles gives hiring managers concrete evidence of architectural thinking, which matters more in Washington's market than the title you hold today.
Where can I find and apply to systems architect jobs in Washington?
You can find and apply to systems architect jobs in Washington on Migrate Mate, which lists current Washington openings across industries and experience levels. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly.
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