MBSE Lead Systems Engineer - level 3 or 4

The ideal candidate will lead the effort to ensure the architecture is realized using MBSE. You will lead the refinement of the system's technical baseline by mapping requirements to models, updating system design artifacts, and verifying compliance with customer requirements using industry-standard tools and processes.
The selected candidate will work collaboratively with cross-disciplinary teams, ensuring the successful execution of deliverables to meet program milestones.
Responsibilities:

Lead the MBSE effort in the design, development, and validation of system architectures

Maturate Ground design and architecture models within Cameo to CDR-level readiness

Create, update and mature key engineering artifacts in the model: BDD, IBD, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Use Cases

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and ensure requirements are mapped, aligned, and traceable to the system architecture

Develop and maintain documentation related to system architecture and model updates and support generation of reports and delivery of CDRLs related to the design products

Facilitate architecture design reviews and ensure compliance with engineering processes and standards and contribute to technical problem-solving efforts to mitigate risks and resolve issues

Identify opportunities for process improvements within the MBSE framework

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers on MBSE practices and tools

Support requirements sell-off and provide technical input to ensure compliance with contractual obligations

This position is contingent upon clearance verification and transfer to the NG sponsored program as well as continued ability to maintain required clearance level.
Basic Qualifications:
This requisition may be filled at either a level 3 (Principal) or a level 4 (Senior Principal), depending on the candidate's experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment.

Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance [TS/SCI] at time of application

Level 3: (Principal level)

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience (excluding internships, research projects, etc.)

Master's degree in a STEM field with 3 years of professional experience (excluding internships, research projects, etc.)

PhD in a STEM field with 1 year of professional experience) (excluding internships, research projects, etc.)

Level 4: (Sr Principal level)

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 8 years of professional experience (excluding internships, research projects, etc.)

Master's degree in a STEM field with 6 years of professional experience (excluding internships, research projects, etc.)

PhD in a STEM field with 4 years of professional experience) (excluding internships, research projects, etc.)

Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and processes

Proficient in using CAMEO or other Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools for system modeling and architecting systems. Experience creating and updating SysML diagrams: BDD, IBD, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Use Cases.

Experience with requirements analysis, decomposition and allocation

Hands-on experience with interpreting and mapping requirements into implementable models and configurations

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholder

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholder

Systems engineering experience supporting CDR-level design or later lifecycle phases

Experience instructing others in the use of Cameo tool

Experience with requirements verification

Experience with verification test planning

Experience with software design/development both reuse and new design

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Client-provided location(s): Fairfax, VA

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10210403-3

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-10-08T20:23:54