Senior MBSE Architect - Next-Gen Aerospace Systems

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Overtime/bonus eligibility

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff/Sr Staff MBSE Architect to lead MBSE for a next-generation campaign. Location: San Diego, CA or El Segundo, CA.

You will shape system architecture and model-based solutions for aerospace and defense applications, collaborating across engineering, software, hardware, and mission teams. Ideal candidates bring deep MBSE expertise, systems thinking, and the drive to move quickly in ambiguous environments, with strong communication skills for leadership and teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with relevant systems engineering experience.
• Experience in MBSE on complex aerospace, defense, or advanced technology efforts.
• Hands-on experience with SysML v2 and UAF.
• Strong background in system architecture, requirements analysis, interface definition, and technical decomposition.
• Must have a Secret Level Clearance to Start
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, less-defined environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead MBSE architecture development for advanced concept and campaign efforts.
• Develop and apply system models using SysML v2 and UAF.
• Translate mission needs into architecture, requirements, behaviors, interfaces, and traceable model artifacts.
• Support technical trades, concept development, and decision-making for next-generation capabilities.
• Help establish scalable modeling approaches, standards, and digital engineering practices.
• Partner across systems engineering, software, hardware, integration, and mission teams.
• Communicate complex technical ideas clearly to both engineering teams and leadership.

Skills

MBSE experience

SysML v2 / UAF

System architecture

Requirements analysis

Technical decomposition

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff/Sr Staff MBSE Architect to lead MBSE for a next-generation campaign. Location: San Diego, CA or El Segundo, CA.

You will shape system architecture and model-based solutions for aerospace and defense applications, collaborating across engineering, software, hardware, and mission teams. Ideal candidates bring deep MBSE expertise, systems thinking, and the drive to move quickly in ambiguous environments, with strong communication skills for leadership and teams