Senior MBSE & Open-Systems Architect for Weapons

KBR; Florida; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer and Systems Architect to advance the Weapons Government Reference Architecture (GRA) and Weapons Open Systems Architecture (WOSA) for conventional weapon systems.

The role focuses on model-based engineering, modular interfaces, and competitive supplier integration. Responsibilities include leading MBSE efforts, developing data packages, and ensuring architecture traceability across mission needs, requirements, and production considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal systems engineer and architect for evolving Weapons GRA and WOSA into an implementable framework.
• Lead MBSE effort to define physical parameters, interfaces, and data packages.
• Communicate architecture concepts to government and industry engineers and leadership.
• Augment and refine Weapons GRA for reuse across Air Force weapon programs.
• Extend WOSA domains to include modularity parameters and form-factor considerations.
• Define data-package structure, content, and acceptance criteria for modular subsystem solutions.
• Develop architecture viewpoints, models, interfaces, and reusable libraries for suppliers.

Skills

SysML

MBSE

Model-based data

Interface definitions

Open systems architecture

Requirements decomposition

Architectural tradeoffs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems/Engineering or related field

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer and Systems Architect to advance the Weapons Government Reference Architecture (GRA) and Weapons Open Systems Architecture (WOSA) for conventional weapon systems.

The role focuses on model-based engineering, modular interfaces, and competitive supplier integration. Responsibilities include leading MBSE efforts, developing data packages, and ensuring architecture traceability across mission needs, requirements, and production considerations.