Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer

VES LLC is seeking a highly capable Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer to own the system architecture and the digital thread for multiple projects and programs. You will lead the development of an authoritative SysML model that ties together requirements behaviors interfaces simulations and verification across the lifecycle. You will mentor a crossfunctional team and drive modelbased reviews through the acquisition lifecycle and establish company-wide policies establishing a holistic System Engineering process capable of supporting any company program product or project. This role is fully remote with approximately 10% travel.

ABOUT VES LLC

We are a small business headquartered out of Aberdeen Proving Ground MD. We have grown up to approximately 80 employees many of them getting our footprints established in other areas of the United States. Established in 2014 our core competencies are the development of custom government off the Shelf (GOTS) infrastructure solutions integrating mission command systems and prototyping emerging technologies for use in the Army tactical architecture. We are a company built entirely of engineers focused completely on solving the DoDs hardest software systems integration challenges.

Many software government contractors only hire to fill a slot and then release the person with the contract time is up. We truly strive to be more of a close-knit group hiring people for their talent and making sure they want to stay for the long haul. We offer highly competitive pay generous benefits and a friendly work culture.

General Job Duties:

Architecture & Modeling

• Lead creation of CONOPS and mission threads; perform functional decomposition and allocation using SysML (use case activity sequence state parametric).
• Establish and maintain the authoritative system model in Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw (or IBM Rhapsody) using UAF/UPDM/DoDAF viewpoints.
• Define and manage interfaces (ICDs) data models and N² diagrams; own interface control and change governance.
• Run trade studies using parametrics and cosimulation (e.g. ModelCenter FMI/FMU MATLAB/Simulink).

Digital Thread & Toolchain

• Implement endtoend traceability across requirementsmodelsimulationtest (e.g. DOORS/Jama to Cameo; OpenMBEE/DocGen for document generation).
• Stand up model configuration management and collaboration (Teamwork Cloud/Git) style guides profiles/stereotypes and modeling conventions.
• Integrate with PLM/ALM/CI pipelines to enable model reviews checks metrics and automated publishing.
• Define organize and track system engineering tasks using the Atlassian tool suite (Jira Confluence etc...)

Verification Validation & Reviews

• Plan and execute MBSEdriven V&V; link test cases and results back to requirements and model elements.
• Lead SRR/SFR/PDR/CDR modelbased reviews; generate stakeholderspecific views and evidence packages.
• Perform safety/reliability analyses (FTA/FMEA/STPA as applicable) and connect them to the system model.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Define and establish necessary System Engineering processes for future efforts and guide on-going efforts into compliance.
• Serve as technical authority for MBSE; coach engineers and suppliers and drive adoption and training.
• Partner with system/software/hardware leads to converge on balanced testable architectures.
• Contribute to proposals (SOW/WBS/BOEs) and customer briefings.

Required Skills:

• Proven leadership delivering complex multidisciplinary systems through the acquisition lifecycle.
• Strong experience in requirements engineering (DOORS NG/Jama) interface management and traceability.
• Experience with one or more frameworks/standards: INCOSE SE Handbook ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 UAF/DoDAF/UPDM.
• Excellent communication; able to distill complex models into stakeholderfriendly views.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain; U.S. citizenship for clearance eligibility.

Desired Skills:

• Experience leading MBSE adoption at program or enterprise scale; model governance and metrics.
• Cameo Teamwork Cloud administration; custom profiles DSLs and automation (Java/Kotlin/Groovy OpenAPI).
• Cosimulation & analysis: ModelCenter MATLAB/Simulink FMI/FMU Cameo Simulation Toolkit.
• SysML v2 awareness; OpenMBEE/VE/DocGen publishing pipelines.
• DevSecOps for models (GitLab/GitHub CI containers); PLM/ALM integrations (Teamcenter/Windchill/Jira/Confluence).
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira Confluence etc...)

Required Education and Experience:

• BS in Systems/Aerospace/Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or related; 12 years relevant experience (or MS 10 PhD 8).
• 5 years handson MBSE with SysML 1.x and a major tool (Cameo/MagicDraw preferred; Rhapsody acceptable).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with respect to all the above requirements.

VES offers a rich benefits package that includes:

• 401(k) match
• Highly Competitive Salary
• Up to 15 Paid Vacation days / year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Flexible work/life balance culture

VES is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Experience:

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