Senior System Engineer

Astrion; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the USAF C3BM efforts at Hanscom AFB, MA. The role requires a Top Secret clearance and US citizenship, with a Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of direct experience including 5 in a DoD setting.

You will work across mission areas, manage system requirements, and contribute to architecture definition, risk assessment, and verification planning within an agile, DoD-compliant environment.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Aligned to one of five Mission Integration Teams (MITs) at Hanscom AFB, MA.
• Translate operational and functional requirements into technical requirements.
• Engage with government program offices, contractors, and users to ensure interoperability.

Skills

Requirements management

MBSE

SysML modeling

DoD acquisition knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

DOORS

MagicDraw

Cameo

Jira

Excel

Job description

Overview

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, MA

SALARY RANGE: $125,000-$140,000 annually*

• depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications

JOB STATUS: Full-Time

CLEARANCE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Limited; As Needed

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM).

Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM’s main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.

The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).

Required Qualifications / Skills

• Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret clearance
• Must be a US citizen

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Years of Experience:

10 years of directly related experience with 5 years of experience in a DoD setting

• Requirements management and traceability expertise using tools such as DOORS or Jira
• Ability to develop System Requirements Documents (SRDs) and related documentation
• Familiarity with DoD architecture frameworks (UAF, DoDAF)
• Ability to translate technical specifications into operational impacts
• Working knowledge of the systems engineering “V” model and DoD 5000 series acquisition principles
• Experience with agile systems engineering principles
• Practical MBSE experience (Cameo/MagicDraw), SysML modeling, and digital engineering integration
• Ability to develop and analyze structural, behavioral, and parametric system models
• Ability to conduct trade‑space analyses assessing cost, schedule, performance, and risk
• Experience in verification & validation planning, test matrix development, and requirements verification
• Ability to serve as a technical liaison across government program offices, contractors, and operational users
• Familiarity with cloud‑based systems, cost/performance management, Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and DevOps
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition principles (DoDI 5000.02, 5000.75)

Technical Skills

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Cameo
• DOORS
• MagicDraw

Interpersonal Skills

• Leadership capability with minimal oversight
• Ability to perform at a high level
• Ability to work across multi‑disciplinary and cross‑functional team
• Ability to engage with senior civilian and military stakeholders

Responsibilities

Candidate selected will be aligned to 1 of 5 Mission Integration Teams (MITs) duty stationed at Hanscom AFB, MA. The five mission areas are Air, Maritime, Land, Homeland Air Defense, and Cross Cutting.

Requirements

Members of the MITs manage the DAF C3BM MIT Process for their respective MIT. The DAF C3BM MIT Process receives operational and functional requirements from the Operational Community and conducts a(an):

• Operational Analysis to translate operational and functional requirements into technical requirements.
• Architecture Definition to design the capability’s architecture while ensuring integration/interoperability with the broader DAF C3BM enterprise architecture.
• Risk assessment of the capability, and if risk needs to be mitigated, the MIT works with the Science & Technology Community to address.
• Execution management strategy providing the capability’s requirements to the Acquisition Community.
• Test and Evaluation Strategy with the Acquisition Community to work with the Test and Evaluation Community for exercise and experimentation activities before delivery to the Operational Community.

Position Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Serves a Mission Integration Team (MIT) system of systems architecture design and development engineers.
• Reviews current Department of Defense (DoD) architecture models and designs a migration path to a future state that enables seamless sensor-to-shooter connectivity.
• Drives interconnectivity between represented PEOs and weapon systems.
• Captures as is and to be states driven by MIT stressing engagement scenarios.
• Engages the joint and coalition community to design and evaluate an architecture that will connect any sensor to any shooter irrespective of service or coalition.
• Identifies, assesses, and matures innovative and affordable concepts meeting current and future AF needs through multi-domain expertise, analytics, and modeling, simulation & analysis tool development.