Senior Systems Engineer — Space & Defense MBSE Expert

smxtech; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SMX in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to contribute to the FORGE EOS program, supporting real-time data processing, MBSE activities, and sensor data workflows across DoD missions.

The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and 8+ years in systems or software engineering; on-site work five days a week with collaboration across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Interim DOD Secret clearance or higher; U.S. Citizenship required.
• BS or advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Math, CS, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional systems or software engineering experience.
• Experience with MBSE and Cameo.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Provide MBSE products, views, reports, and documents for SOW and software development activities.
• Derive system/subsystem requirements, use cases, and traceability to requirements.
• Design architecture and interfaces; develop test cases with traceability to requirements.
• Conduct or support technical reviews (TIМs, CDRs, TRRs) with prime integrator and customer.
• Coordinate with engineering leadership, software, test, and systems engineering teams.

Skills

MBSE

Cameo

Jira

Confluence

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Verbal and written communications

Attention to detail

Education

BS or advanced degree in Systems Engineering/Math/CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Cameo

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

SMX in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to contribute to the FORGE EOS program, supporting real-time data processing, MBSE activities, and sensor data workflows across DoD missions.

The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and 8+ years in systems or software engineering; on-site work five days a week with collaboration across engineering teams.