Senior Systems Engineer (MBSE)

Job Summary

Battelle is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with deep expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to support the development and evolution of advanced communications, sensing, autonomy, and Radio Frequency-enabled systems within the Advanced Microsystems Solutions (AMS) portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of MBSE artifacts using Cameo Systems Modeler and SysML.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, operational concepts, requirements models, interface definitions, and system behavior models.
• Establish and manage digital engineering frameworks supporting multiple products and programs.
• Create system models that provide traceability from customer needs and requirements through architecture, design, verification, and validation.
• Support development of digital engineering strategies and MBSE best practices across the organization.
• Maintain model consistency, configuration control, and technical baselines across evolving product lines.
• Facilitate model-based technical reviews and architecture assessments.
• Translate customer needs, mission objectives, and operational concepts into structured system architectures.
• Perform system-level trade studies and architectural analyses to evaluate technical alternatives.
• Define system decomposition, interfaces, and functional allocations across hardware, software, firmware, and communications subsystems.
• Support architecture development throughout the full lifecycle from concept through deployment and sustainment.
• Contribute to major engineering reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and SVR.
• Requirements Engineering & Digital Thread Capture, define, and manage system-level requirements and associated traceability.
• Flow requirements through system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Develop and maintain model-driven verification and validation strategies.
• Support integration between Cameo, requirements management tools, and other engineering repositories.
• Cross-Functional Technical Leadership
• Collaborate with software, hardware, RF, test, and integration teams to ensure architectural consistency across programs.
• Work with program leadership to establish technical roadmaps and product evolution strategies.
• Serve as a technical focal point for architecture definition and systems engineering processes.
• Support proposal efforts, customer engagements, and internal research initiatives.
• Help advance MBSE adoption and digital engineering capabilities throughout the AMS organization.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of systems engineering experience developing complex systems.
• Demonstrated experience applying MBSE methodologies throughout the system lifecycle.
• Advanced proficiency with Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw) and SysML.
• Experience developing: Operational architectures, Functional architectures, Logical architectures, Interface definitions, Requirements traceability models, and Verification and validation models.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes including requirements development, architecture design, integration, verification, validation, and risk management.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading MBSE implementation efforts on complex defense or aerospace programs.
• Experience developing digital engineering environments aligned with DoD Digital Engineering Strategy objectives.
• Familiarity with DoDAF, UAF, SysML v2, or related architecture frameworks.
• Experience integrating Cameo with requirements management tools such as DOORS or DOORS Next.
• Experience supporting development of digital twins, digital threads, or model-centric engineering environments.
• Knowledge of communications, RF, sensing, autonomy, electronic warfare, or software-defined systems.
• Experience with MBSE and digital engineering toolchains, including Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw), IBM Rhapsody, IBM DOORS/DOORS Next, Windchill, Cradle, or similar tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, scripting, or model automation.