Senior Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Astrion; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer at Hanscom AFB, MA to support the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) division. The role demands DoD acquisition knowledge, MBSE (SysML) and architecture development across lifecycle stages.

The responsibilities include translating requirements into technical specifications, managing system models (Cameo/MagicDraw; DOORS/Jira), and coordinating with government and contractors to mitigate risk and ensure interoperability

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of related experience; 5+ years in a DoD setting.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability tools (DOORS, Jira).
• Familiarity with DoD architecture frameworks (UAF, DoDAF).
• MBSE experience (Cameo/MagicDraw) and SysML modeling.
• Knowledge of DoD 5000 series and Agile systems engineering.
• Ability to develop System Requirements Documents (SRDs).

Responsibilities

• Align to MITs at Hanscom AFB; manage architecture design and interconnectivity.
• Translate requirements into technical specs and verification plans.
• Develop architecture models and perform risk assessments for DoD programs.
• Coordinate with government, contractors and operating users to resolve issues.
• Lead verification and validation planning and test matrix development.
• Ensure interoperability across multi-domain, multi-service environments.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

US citizen

DoD architecture frameworks

SysML modeling

Cameo/MagicDraw

MBSE

Requirements management

SRD development

DoDAF/UAF

Agile systems engineering

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

DOORS

Jira

Cameo

MagicDraw

Job description

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, MA SALARY RANGE: $140,000-$150,000 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 located at the Hanscom AFB in Bedford Massachusetts 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

PROFICIENCY IN:

• Be able to create, read, and interpret system architecture diagrams that depict an end to end capability
• Be able to work with the operational community and subject matter experts to identify and characterize capability gaps within mission engineering threads to derive system level attributes and decompose into functional requirements
• Be able to identify and characterize technical risks, develop mitigations plans, and track progress toward risk burn down.
• Work across many different multi-disciplinary and cross functional teams and system program offices to identify and resolve integration issues and proactively reduce integration risk.
• Proactively identify and characterize major architectural decision points and deliver well researched COAs and recommendations that factor in cost, schedule, performance and long-term technology strategy for leadership consideration.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include, but not limited to: 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. 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):

• 1. 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.

Requirements Management & Traceability:

Expertise in managing complex requirement hierarchies (using tools like DOORS or Jira), ensuring traceability from operational needs down to subsystem technical specifications. Expertise in developing System Requirements Documents (SRDs) and similar documentation to provide clear direction and expectations to program and platform development teams.

DoD Architecture & Frameworks:

Familiarity with standard DoD frameworks (UAF, DoDAF) and an understanding of how to apply them to system-of-systems integration.

Cross-Functional Communication & Translation:

The ability to translate highly technical specifications into operational impacts for military stakeholders, senior leaders, and non-technical counterparts

Systems Lifecycle Navigation:

Working knowledge of the systems engineering "V" model, DoD 5000 series acquisition principles, and agile systems engineering principles.

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Proficiency:

Practical ability to develop/analyze architectures using SysML (Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw) and integrate models with broader Digital Engineering ecosystems.

Architecture Development:

Develop and maintain structural, behavioral, and parametric models that define system capabilities and interfaces.

Trade Studies & Analysis:

Conduct rigorous trade-space analyses to evaluate alternative architectures against cost, schedule, performance, and risk metrics.

Verification & Validation (V&V):

Develop test matrices and verification plans to ensure delivered systems meet the baseline requirements and operational intent.

Stakeholder Alignment:

Act as the technical liaison between government program offices, prime contractors, and operational users to resolve technical conflicts and drive consensus.