Senior MBSE & Mission Systems Architect

The MITRE Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Corporation in Virginia seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to support government sponsors across national security environments. You will define, design, architect, integrate, and transition complex mission systems using MBSE and traditional systems engineering across stakeholders.

The role requires the ability to work with government sponsors and program leadership, and to brief complex concepts clearly.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.
• 10+ years of related experience in systems engineering or mission-focused systems.
• Experience with MBSE and traditional systems engineering approaches.
• Ability to translate sponsor mission needs into executable system concepts and requirements.
• Strong communication skills to brief technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering across the lifecycle from mission analysis to deployment planning.
• Lead system design and architecture activities translating sponsor needs into concepts and implementations.
• Develop, assess, and refine architectures including operational, functional, logical, and physical views.
• Lead stakeholder engagements to elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams to develop architecture briefs, trade studies, and engineering recommendations.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with government sponsors and program leadership.

Skills

MBSE experience

SysML

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

SysML tools

Job description

MITRE Corporation in Virginia seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to support government sponsors across national security environments. You will define, design, architect, integrate, and transition complex mission systems using MBSE and traditional systems engineering across stakeholders.

The role requires the ability to work with government sponsors and program leadership, and to brief complex concepts clearly.