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Model-Based Systems Engineer

SPA
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/21/2025 CLOSED ON 12/21/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Model-Based Systems Engineer position at SPA?

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

  • At least 10 years of professional experience performing Model-Based Systems Engineering
  • Top Secret Security Clearance
  • Master's Degree in engineering, operations research, or other sciences where the utilization of advanced math skills is required (e.g. business, mathematics, statistics, and probability)

Desired Qualifications :

  • 15 or more years of professional experience
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering principles
  • Knowledge of the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) or Unified Modeling Language (UML)
  • Experience with cross-platform collaborative MBSE / digital environments or equivalent (e.g., MagicDraw / Cameo Systems Modeler, Sparx System Enterprise Architect, Rational Rhapsody, System Architect, etc.), which provide tools to design, track, visualize, and analyze all aspects of systems in standard-compliant models and diagrams.
  • Knowledge of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework / Unified Architecture Framework (DoDAF / UAF)
  • Responsibilities

    This Model Based Systems Engineer will develop models, architectural products, and digital artifacts for Unmanned Systems (UxSs) within PMS 406's portfolio. Other tasks include :

  • Applying modeling to support a system's or SoS' requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities throughout the acquisition lifecycle phases
  • Providing support to ensure systems are interoperable
  • Producing reports to support the management of MBSE / digital environment activities and decision making
  • Managing / coordinating information and resources to meet digital thread-related objectives
  • Implementing a model-based culture, leveraging capabilities of the digital enterprise environment infrastructure of the organization
  • Utilizing model data support to enable the creation of a digital thread across other engineering disciplines (e.g., cyber and configuration management)
  • Washington, D.C. Pay Range : 140-175k.

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