Senior Systems Engineer — MBSE & Digital Twin Lead

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 134,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support program

Stock options

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead digital twin development using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and to manage system requirements, interfaces, and behaviors in a SysML model.

You will drive rapid verification and validation, perform system-level trade studies with simulations, and collaborate across hardware, software, integration, and test teams to accelerate the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering for complex, multidisciplinary systems (e.g., aerospace, automotive, robotics, or data centers).
• Demonstrated expertise in the principles and application of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Proven experience working within a fast, iterative development environment on hardware-centric projects.
• Strong fundamentals in requirements analysis, interface management, system integration, and verification.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and influence cross‑functional teams with minimal supervision.
• Experience bringing a commercialized product to market.
• Experience through a full program live cycle from design to verification and validation

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maturation of the system's digital twin using MBSE.
• Define, manage, and allocate system requirements, interfaces, and behaviors within a system model (SysML).
• Facilitate and lead systems engineering execution, including rapid verification and validation.
• Drive system-level trade studies and analyses using model-based simulations.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, integration, and test teams for lifecycle alignment.
• Champion the V&V strategy within a model-based framework, linking tests to model elements.
• Develop and implement new MBSE processes and tools to increase velocity and reduce ambiguity.
• Mentor engineers across disciplines on MBSE and agile systems engineering principles.

Skills

MBSE

Cross-functional leadership

SysML modeling

Verification & validation

Python scripting

MATLAB

AI tooling in modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Master’s or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw

Sparx EA

SysML/UAF

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead digital twin development using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and to manage system requirements, interfaces, and behaviors in a SysML model.

You will drive rapid verification and validation, perform system-level trade studies with simulations, and collaborate across hardware, software, integration, and test teams to accelerate the development lifecycle.