Senior MBSE Systems Engineer – Defense Tech, Active Secret

Ultra I&C; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

PTO + holidays

401K with company match

Medical/Dental/Vision

Student Loan Assistance

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Ultra I&C is seeking a senior Model Based Systems Engineer to lead MBSE-driven design across multiple defense programs in Huntsville, AL or Austin, TX. You will tackle complex technical challenges, mentor junior engineers, and produce govt contract deliverables within a lifecycle-focused environment.

The role requires a BS in engineering or related field, 8+ years’ experience, and an active U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an Engineering-related field.
• Active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance required (U.S. Citizenship is mandatory).
• Understanding of full product life cycle, to include: system design, development, integration, testing, delivery, support, and retirement
• 8+ years of experience in Systems Engineering or a related field, including proven experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies.
• Experience with simulation tools and techniques for system design, analysis, and validation.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of design and development of integrated avionics and communications systems.
• Provides expert judgment and analysis for the design, development and implementation of technical products and systems.
• Resolves highly complex technical issues and conducts advanced research.
• Must be able to defend work and design approach following a variety of the Systems Engineering concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures.
• Relies on applicable experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Works to place planning and reflection cadences into use across multiple project teams with the goal of synchronizing team members and activities.
• Strives to increase the efficiency of development practices by guiding the flow, architecture, design quality, code quality, system quality, and release quality of deliverables.
• Familiar with a variety of the Systems Engineering concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Mentor junior engineering candidates in Systems Engineering best practices.
• Writes documentation / deliverables for govt contract requirements
• Simulates end‑user operations and executes test procedures.
• Supports the generation of testable requirements and designs test bed architecture.
• Writes detailed test cases and articulates results in chosen software development lifecycle management tool (e.g., Digital.ai Agility, JIRA etc.)

Skills

MBSE

System design

Simulation tools

Defense programs

Requirements writing

Education

BS in Engineering or related field

Tools

Digital.ai Agility

JIRA

Job description

Ultra I&C is seeking a senior Model Based Systems Engineer to lead MBSE-driven design across multiple defense programs in Huntsville, AL or Austin, TX. You will tackle complex technical challenges, mentor junior engineers, and produce govt contract deliverables within a lifecycle-focused environment.

The role requires a BS in engineering or related field, 8+ years’ experience, and an active U.S. security clearance.