Senior MBSE Engineer: Digital Thread & System Architecture

Expleo Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

ExpleoAcademy

Competitive benefits

Disability confident employer

Job summary

Expleo Group in the UK is seeking a Principal MBSE Engineer to lead model-based systems engineering across complex aerospace programmes. You will develop and deploy MBSE methodologies, build system architecture models, and drive governance and traceability across disciplines.

The role emphasises Digital Engineering, Digital Thread strategies, virtual integration environments, and MBT/Digital Twin concepts, with mentoring responsibilities and cross‑organisation collaboration.

Qualifications

• MBSE expertise across aerospace programmes with strong traceability.
• Experience in digital engineering methodologies and lifecycle integration.
• Knowledge of Digital Thread strategies and model-based decision making.
• Systems architecture and interface modelling experience.
• Verification & validation planning within MBSE environments.
• Governance & configuration management of engineering models.
• Stakeholder management and technical leadership across teams.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with MBT and Digital Twin concepts.
• Familiarity with MOSA and Open Mission Systems architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the application of MBSE methodologies across aerospace and defence programmes.
• Develop and maintain system architecture models, behavioural models and engineering frameworks.
• Establish modelling standards, governance processes and modelling best practice.
• Support the development of Digital Engineering strategies and deployment roadmaps.
• Define modelling approaches that support requirements, architecture, verification and validation activities.
• Support Digital Thread implementation across programme lifecycle activities.
• Lead technical reviews and architecture assessments.
• Work collaboratively with customer, supplier and partner organisations.
• Mentor MBSE practitioners within project teams.
• Support business development, capability development and technical leadership activities.

Skills

MBSE

Requirements engineering

Digital Engineering

Digital Thread

Systems architecture

Verification & validation

Governance & configuration management

Stakeholder management

MBT

Digital Twins

MOSA

Open Mission Systems architectures

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering / Electronic / Aerospace / Physics / Mathematics (STEM)

Chartered Engineer status or pursuing

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Cameo Enterprise Architecture

Teamwork Cloud

Capella

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Job description

Expleo Group in the UK is seeking a Principal MBSE Engineer to lead model-based systems engineering across complex aerospace programmes. You will develop and deploy MBSE methodologies, build system architecture models, and drive governance and traceability across disciplines.

The role emphasises Digital Engineering, Digital Thread strategies, virtual integration environments, and MBT/Digital Twin concepts, with mentoring responsibilities and cross‑organisation collaboration.