Systems Engineer MBSE

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. We have an exciting opportunity in Poway, California for a Systems Engineer with a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or DoDAF Architecture Framework background.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers, operators, and end user surrogates to develop Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that lead to detailed system design and requirements.
• Lead system architecture development through model-based systems engineering (MBSE), building a shared, configuration-managed architecture model at multiple levels used by multiple functional groups and stakeholders on internal and customer-funded programs.
• Serve as the focal point on programs for system knowledge and design decisions, demonstrating a solid understanding of the system, subsystems, components, and all internal/external interfaces.
• Design and ensure compliance of interfaces between software and hardware using architecture models as the truth source, managing changes within the models when updates are required.
• Develop data flows, activity diagrams, or sequence diagrams to help define hardware and software systems.
• Work on a wide range of products from Command/Control to Payloads to Exploitation systems, collaborating with highly talented professionals from diverse technical disciplines.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution, with progressive engineering experience:
  • Nine or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree,
  • Seven or more years of experience with a master’s degree, or
  • Four or more years with a PhD.
  May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Experience developing CONOPS, working closely with operators/users or user surrogates to identify system solutions.
• Experience with modeling tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, or Enterprise Architect.
• Experience developing comprehensive system architectures with modeling tools, enforcing compliance to and configuration management of architecture models.
• Experience developing/deriving Use Cases and requirements from Use Cases and System Architecture.
• Capability to clearly communicate design and requirements to software/hardware teams for implementation.
• Subject matter experience in a relevant technology.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Skills

• Desired experience developing models with SysML.

Pay

Salary range: $105,890 - $189,545