Defense MBSE Architect: Mission Engineering & SysML

Arcfield; Home Creek (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement and Savings

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a Model-Based Mission Engineering Subject Matter Expert to develop innovative, model-centric solutions for complex defense systems and mission environments. You will transform legacy mission architecture into dynamic digital models to support data-driven decisions and rapid interoperability across domains.

You will collaborate with domain experts to verify requirements, connect scenarios to simulations, and help transition to an integrated MBSE environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of relevant experience; or Master’s with 8–10 years; or PhD with 5–7 years.
• Demonstrated experience with Cameo tools, SysML, UAF, OOSEM, MBSE architecture development and traceability.
• Experience in mission engineering, system-of-systems engineering, operational architecture development, or enterprise architecture; modeling and simulation including LVC.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage mission, operational, system, interface, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Create and maintain MBSE architectures and model-based artifacts linking scenarios, mission threads, systems, simulations, data sources.
• Use MBSE tools (SysML, UAF) to create models supporting analysis and decision-making.
• Support transition to an integrated, model-centric digital engineering environment and authoritative source of truth.
• Model, assess, and support integration of mission systems, sensors, networks, hardware and simulations.
• Collaborate with domain SMEs to define and validate MBSE solutions.
• Support Live, Virtual, and Constructive environments and M&S workflows for multi-domain коordination.
• Perform requirements verification, traceability, model validation, technical reviews, and compliance assessments.
• Identify technical risks and provide model-based recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

SysML modeling

UAF understanding

MBSE principles

Systems engineering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of relevant experience

Master’s degree with 8–10 years of relevant experience

PhD with 5–7 years of relevant experience

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Cameo Enterprise Architect

Modeling and Simulation tools

LVC environments tools

Job description

Arcfield is seeking a Model-Based Mission Engineering Subject Matter Expert to develop innovative, model-centric solutions for complex defense systems and mission environments. You will transform legacy mission architecture into dynamic digital models to support data-driven decisions and rapid interoperability across domains.

You will collaborate with domain experts to verify requirements, connect scenarios to simulations, and help transition to an integrated MBSE environment.