Lead System Architect

ENSCO•El Segundo, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ENSCO is seeking a Lead System Architect for Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) on the MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort supporting the Space Force’s Space System Command. The role works directly with government mission leaders and independently governed program teams to build trusted relationships and shared technical evidence that bring together efforts with differing architecture visions, acquisition paths, technical baselines, funding profiles, and schedules. MSEIT supports the acquisition of secure, survivable, and protected military satellite communications systems for warfighters. The Lead System Architect provides technical leadership, direction, and oversight for program-wide system modeling. The position develops and maintains the MBSE strategy, modeling approach, architecture, governance, and roadmap; leads integrated system modeling; and establishes traceability across mission needs, capabilities, requirements, interfaces, and verification. The role also manages model configuration and data connections, evaluates contractor-developed models, and coordinates with requirements, interface, verification, test, government, and industry teams. This is an on-site, regular full-time position requiring U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance. The salary range is listed as $1–$1. The position is not contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
At least 5 years of experience in satellite systems, spacecraft development, or aerospace engineering.
At least 4 years of hands-on experience with Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw or comparable enterprise MBSE environments.
Demonstrated experience leading MBSE efforts for complex systems.
Strong working knowledge of systems engineering principles across architecture, requirements, interfaces, verification, validation, and configuration management.
Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex system models using SysML.
Experience developing model structures, modeling conventions, viewpoints, relationships, and reusable modeling patterns.
Experience establishing traceability among system architecture, requirements, interfaces, behaviors, and verification information.
Experience with model configuration management, baselining, version control, and model governance.
Ability to assess complex system models for technical completeness, consistency, and quality.
Ability to translate engineering concepts and system relationships into coherent model structures that support technical decision-making.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and organizations.
U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance are required.

Nice To Haves

8 or more years of systems engineering experience, preferably supporting space, ground, or integrated space/ground systems.
3 years of experience as an MBSE Lead, Lead System Architect, Chief Modeler, or in an equivalent technical leadership role.
Advanced experience with Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw, SysML, model libraries, profiles, and model governance.
Experience integrating MBSE environments with requirements management, configuration management, test/verification, or other engineering-data environments.
Experience with system-of-systems modeling and integration of complex space and ground architectures.
Familiarity with DoD architecture and Digital Engineering approaches.
Experience facilitating model-based technical reviews with government and industry stakeholders.
INCOSE CSEP or ESEP certification, or a similar systems engineering certification.
Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeler Professional (OCSMP) Level 1 or higher.
Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Lead System Architect for MBSE, providing technical leadership, direction, and oversight for system modeling activities across the program.
Develop and maintain the program’s MBSE strategy, modeling approach, architecture, governance, and roadmap in alignment with systems engineering objectives and Digital Engineering initiatives.
Define and maintain the overall model architecture, including organization, decomposition, viewpoints, relationships, naming conventions, modeling standards, and patterns.
Lead development and maintenance of integrated system models covering architecture, requirements, behaviors, functions, interfaces, verification relationships, and other technical-baseline elements.
Establish and maintain traceability among mission needs, operational capabilities, system architecture, requirements, interfaces, verification activities, and supporting engineering artifacts.
Define approaches for integrating and, where appropriate, federating models and engineering data from government organizations, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Evaluate contractor-developed models and modeling approaches for consistency with program architecture, requirements, technical-baseline objectives, and modeling standards.
Manage configuration of a Teamwork Cloud database employing multiple Project Usages.
Manage data connectivity between Cameo System Modeler and IBM Rational DOORS.
Coordinate with requirements engineers to establish and maintain relationships and traceability between modeled architecture and authoritative system requirements.
Coordinate with interface engineering teams to represent system interfaces, logical and physical connections, exchanges, and dependencies consistently in the model.
Coordinate with verification and test organizations to incorporate verification methods, relationships, evidence, and system behavior into the modeling environment as appropriate.
Assess complex system models for technical completeness, consistency, and quality.
Coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and organizations.