System Architect

CAE • Tampa, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

CAE Defense & Security is seeking an experienced System Architect for our C-17 Training System program with deep expertise in Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to drive the design, integration, and evolution of advanced simulation and training solutions for complex military aircraft and defense platforms. This role will play a key part in shaping simulation architectures, enabling digital engineering practices, and ensuring the seamless integration of mission systems, aircraft subsystems, sensors, and operational environments into high‑fidelity training systems. This role also involves collaborating with software developers, hardware engineers, cyber security and certification authorities to ensure seamless integration of flight dynamics, avionics, graphics, and user interfaces, while also managing scalability, maintainability, and cost. Strong knowledge of real‑time systems, simulation theory, and industry standards is essential, along with experience in system modeling, performance tuning, and cross‑disciplinary project leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer or Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (typically 8+ years) in systems engineering for military aircraft, mission systems, or advanced simulation/training systems.
• Strong proficiency in MBSE practices and tools (such as Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, SysML).
• Proven ability to lead architecture development for complex, multidisciplinary systems.
• Experience with aircraft system integration, avionics interfaces, or mission system architectures.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes, interface control, verification and validation, and configuration management.
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes, MIL‑STDs, and training system standards (e.g., AR/VR training environments, DIS/HLA protocols).
• Familiarity with aircraft communication standards (UDP/TCP, MIL‑STD‑1553, ARINC)
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related discipline
• Experience with enterprise wide MBSE application on a military aircraft program
• Experience with the C-17 aircraft
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or equivalent (e.g., INCOSE)
• Experience architecting high‑fidelity flight or mission simulation systems.
• Knowledge of digital engineering ecosystems, model traceability, and integrated digital threads.
• Familiarity with synthetic environments, constructive simulations, or distributed mission operations.
• Active Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture development for advanced aircraft and mission system simulations using MBSE methodologies and SysML-based digital engineering frameworks.
• Develop and maintain system models supporting requirements decomposition, system behaviors, interface definitions, and verification strategies for simulation systems.
• Define and evolve simulation system architectures that integrate aircraft avionics, flight dynamics, mission systems, networks, and C4ISR components into cohesive training environments.
• Collaborate with aircraft SMEs, software engineers, subsystem integrators, and training system developers to ensure accurate and scalable simulation representations.
• Support trade studies, technology assessments, and system-level design decisions for simulation fidelity, performance, interoperability, and scalability.
• Ensure system architecture aligns with compliance requirements including safety, cybersecurity, interoperability standards, and DoD training system specifications.
• Mentor engineering staff in MBSE best practices, digital model governance, and effective model-based design processes.
• Participate in customer engagements, technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and program planning activities.
• Drive the creation and curation of digital architecture artifacts to support a robust digital thread across the simulation development lifecycle.
• Guides overall design decisions and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Leads the technical solution activities as the overall design authority during capture and program execution phases
• Selects the appropriate technologies and tools that best meet system requirements, considering IRAD, future scalability, sustainability, and cost
• Creates the product line roadmap in compliance with the technology roadmap, reference architectures and functional product roadmaps
• Has awareness and helps coordinate new technology investment and insertion into product line based on customer needs
• Identifies technical risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure simulator reliability and operator safety.
• Works closely with program, product and functional management to guide technical direction and ensure that the training system meets schedule and cost requirements.
• Stays current with emerging simulation technologies, industry standards, and best practices; recommend and implement process improvements.
• Represents CAE USA at industry technical forums and customer oral presentations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior