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Lead Model-Based Systems Engineer
$157K–$224K
Woburn, MA +3 · Full-time · Posted Jan 9, 2026
- Location
- Woburn, MA
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- Minimum 8 years as a Systems Engineer or in a related field; minimum 3 years architecting systems using modeling tools (SysML in Cameo). 5+ years in this modeling-tool experience is preferred.
- Education
- BS, MS or PhD in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Lead systems engineering work applying MBSE and digital engineering to architect, document, and support deployment of software-intensive DoD systems.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, implement, and deploy advanced software systems; support technical contributors across the software lifecycle.
- Reverse-engineer software and codebases to derive requirements, document systems, and identify gaps between requirements and current capabilities.
- Implement SysML models in Cameo and collaborate with domain experts and software teams to realize program designs.
What they ask for
- Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility; U.S. citizenship is required by the 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 large-scale software-intensive and platform systems; ability to derive and capture requirements and translate them into software development tasks.
- Minimum 3 years of experience architecting systems using system modeling tools (SysML in Cameo).
Nice to have
- Domain expertise or familiarity with sea, air, and space platforms; mission planning and C2 systems; Sensor Resource Management; Electronic Warfare; cloud-based software deployment; or Government Open System Architectures (UCI, OMS, COARPS).
- 5+ years architecting systems using SysML in Cameo; experience porting models/designs from SparxEA to Cameo; Java, Python, or object-oriented programming; or agile software development experience and/or certification.
Pay
$157,000 - $224,000 USD base salary
Tools
SysML, Cameo, SparxEA, Java, Python
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