MBSE Systems Engineer: C2/Payloads, DoD Secret Clearance

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a Systems Engineer in Poway, CA with a strong background in Systems Engineering and Integration to lead on programs requiring system definition and architecture development.

You will collaborate across teams to define requirements, ensure interfaces, and support integration from concept to validation. This role emphasizes MBSE, Use Case derivation, and clear communication with stakeholders across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD in engineering with progressive engineering experience.
• Experience developing/deriving Use Cases.
• Experience deriving requirements from Use Cases and System Architecture.
• Experience leading design reviews and briefing milestones.
• Clear communication of design and requirements to software/hardware teams.
• DoD Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Develop CONOPS with customers, operators and end users.
• Lead system architecture development and configuration management.
• Serve as focal point on programs for system knowledge & design decisions.
• Understand interfaces between software and hardware and manage changes.
• Create data flows and diagrams to define hardware/software systems.
• Work across products from Command/Control to Payloads and Exploitation.

Skills

Use cases

System architecture

MBSE tools

Requirements derivation

Team leadership

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

Cameo

Jama

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a Systems Engineer in Poway, CA with a strong background in Systems Engineering and Integration to lead on programs requiring system definition and architecture development.

You will collaborate across teams to define requirements, ensure interfaces, and support integration from concept to validation. This role emphasizes MBSE, Use Case derivation, and clear communication with stakeholders across disciplines.