Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer

STR is hiring a Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE)in our Woburn MA office to work across a broad portfolio of DoD mission areas. The Systems Engineer should have experience architecting systems working across the Systems Engineering Lifecycle a deep understanding of Systems Engineering principles reverse engineering techniques and the ability to work with complex software systems and the utilization of Digital Engineering/MBSE to accomplish program goals. The candidate will support STRs Systems Development Division to achieve architectural integrity and traceability from requirements analysis through system and software development and production system deployment.

This position offers the opportunity to work with leading domain experts developing solutions to solve the most challenging national security problems. Our teams consist of motivated individuals with degrees in engineering computer science mathematics physics and data science. The ideal candidate will be experienced in Systems Engineering processes and techniques Modeling and Simulation software-based systems Digital Engineering/MBSE and be excited about opportunities to grow and be a source of subject matter expertise across the organization.

The Systems Engineer should have experience implementing a rigorous MBSE approach to develop DoD systems. New programs at STR will be looking to adopt agile approaches that incorporate model-based requirements management and traceability with software development. This position is well suited for a Systems Engineer with a software systems background who is interested in improving the state of the practice and demonstrating the advantages that MBSE can offer.

What you will do:

• Utilize your Systems Engineering skillset as part of a tightly knit team to design develop implement and deploy advanced software systems
• Analyze reverse-engineer derive and define requirements from ambiguous or incomplete software system implementations and codebases
• Develop/generate documentation (e.g. Systems Requirements Document SysML models) to capture requirements of new and existing systems
• Perform gap analysis between derived requirements and current system capabilities to identify missing features or functionalities
• Assist other technical contributors throughout the software lifecycle from early prototypes to fully integrated systems
• Implement MBSE approaches using SysML in Cameo
• Work closely with domain experts and software development teams to realize program designs for a diverse set of applications including:
• Distributed mission planning
• Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) management
• Decision making support to human analysts/planners

• This position is based in one of our offices but will take advantage of STRs flexible hybrid environment: we anticipate that you could work remotely as much as 25% of the time
• Any time work does not require use of STRs facilities you are welcome to work remotely

Who you are:

• This position requires an Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
• BS MS or PhD in Systems Engineering Computer Science Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
• Experience implementing open architectures and integrating with large scale software-intensive systems and platform systems
• Strong ability to derive requirements from existing software and capture new customer requirements and translate those into development tasks for software teams
• Comfortable working in dynamic environments and adjusting to changing priorities
• Minimum of 8 years work experience as a Systems Engineer or related field
• Minimum of 3 years experience architecting systems using system modeling tools (SysML in Cameo)

Even Better:

• Domain expertise or familiarity with one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:
  • Sea air and space platforms mission planning and C2 systems
  • Sensor Resource Management
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Software deployment in cloud-based systems
  • Government Open System Architectures (UCI OMS COARPS)
• 5 years of experience in architecting systems using system modeling tools (SysML in Cameo)
• Experience porting models/designs from SparxEA to Cameo
• Experience in Java Python or object-oriented programming languages
• Agile software development experience and/or certification

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston MA Arlington VA near Dayton OH Melbourne FL and Carlsbad CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense intelligence and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors radar sonar communications and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STRis committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people culture and attitude along with their unique set of skills experiences and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We cant do it alone though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us more info.

STRis an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race color religion sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status national origin age veteran status disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.