Senior MBSE Engineer

Space Systems Integration•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company providing aerospace solutions to government and commercial customers. SSI is seeking a Senior MBSE Engineer for a role in El Segundo, California. The position provides systems engineering and mission architecting support, with leadership input on mission engineering strategies for systems-of-systems architectures and strategic messaging to operational and government stakeholders. It also supports technical requirements generation, review, and compliance for space systems technical reviews and assessments. The Senior MBSE Engineer develops mitigation plans for discovered and recorded Risks, Issues, and Gaps (RIGs), helping senior leadership close RIGs and address vulnerabilities. The role identifies activities and functions critical to mission thread development, derives and models current and future functional and physical architectures, and provides program and technical insight to modeling and analysis staff on architecture designs, interfaces, schedules, and assumptions. The engineer drives the integration and use of Digital Engineering practices, including MBSE and Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A), and the conversion of legacy systems engineering content into digital formats.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a relevant discipline.
14 or more years of experience in systems engineering and architecting for major systems acquisitions using Digital Engineering methodologies.
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and descriptive modeling frameworks such as SysML.
Experience using Cameo Systems Architect or SparX Enterprise Architect.
Understanding of DoDAF views for systems-of-systems architectures and plans.
Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) experience in parametric and physics-based assessment of systems.
Active TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI, SCI eligibility, and participation in Continuous Evaluation.
Must meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree; 12 or more years of relevant experience is preferred.
Fluency in Department of War architectural frameworks, such as DoDAF.
Military Space Operations experience, particularly in Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power programs and capabilities.
Experience working in a development environment and/or a U.S. Government weapons system program office.
Experience leading development of a Digital Engineering Thread using MBSE and MS&A artifacts to produce a validated and verified system architecture.
Professional certification, such as Professional Engineer or INCOSE CSEP.
Knowledge of Digital Engineering and operational analysis processes and tools and their application in producing data-driven analysis results.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership advice on mission engineering strategies for systems-of-systems architectures and strategic messaging to key operational and government stakeholders.
Provide systems engineering and mission architecting support.
Generate, review, and assess technical requirements and compliance in support of space systems technical reviews and assessments.
Develop mitigation plans for discovered and recorded Risks, Issues, and Gaps (RIGs) to inform senior leadership and help close RIGs and vulnerabilities.
Identify activities and functions critical to mission thread development and derive and model current and future functional and physical architectures.
Provide program and technical insight to modeling and analysis staff regarding system architecture designs, interfaces, schedules, and assumptions.
Drive integration and utilization of Digital Engineering practices, including MBSE and MS&A, and convert legacy systems engineering content into digital formats.