Senior Systems Engineer, MBSE & Digital Twin Focus

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA seeks an SMTS to provide deep technical expertise across national security programs, translating system-level goals into verifiable requirements and leading MBSE-driven solutions.

You will mentor teammates, drive process improvements, and ensure alignment with Draper’s strategic priorities while contributing to high-impact programs requiring security clearances.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field.
• 5–10 years of systems engineering experience with emphasis on requirements engineering.
• Master's degree preferred and ability to obtain/maintain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Derive detailed component level requirements from system directives.
• Maintain requirement traceability matrices across architecture, design, and test artifacts.
• Lead MBSE activities using SysML models and trade-space analyses.
• Develop SOA solutions and cross-domain data workflows; mentor teammates.
• Identify process gaps and drive improvements while ensuring quality.

Skills

Highly-organized

Strong communication

Systems engineering process

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics/mathematics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SysML

MagicDraw

DOORs

Python scripting

Job description

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA seeks an SMTS to provide deep technical expertise across national security programs, translating system-level goals into verifiable requirements and leading MBSE-driven solutions.

You will mentor teammates, drive process improvements, and ensure alignment with Draper’s strategic priorities while contributing to high-impact programs requiring security clearances.