Systems Engineer Lead - SysML

Amentum is seeking a Systems Engineer Lead - SysML to support the Space Force Range Contract (SFRC).

Position Summary:

The candidate will support the Space Force Range Contract (SFRC) Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) organization responsible for sustaining and modernizing launch range capabilities at Patrick SFB and Vandenberg SFB. This role applies Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles to develop and maintain authoritative system models, manage requirements traceability, support subsystem integration, and enable enterprise-level decision-making across shared range subsystems. The engineer operates within a multi-site, multi-stakeholder environment supporting launch operations, modernization initiatives, and sustainment activities.

Essential Functions:

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

• Develop, maintain, and mature SysML system models representing functional, logical, and physical architectures.

• Establish bidirectional traceability between requirements, interfaces, behaviors, and verification artifacts.

• Author and maintain requirement diagrams, block definition diagrams, internal block diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, interface models, and parametric models.

• Support digital engineering initiatives ensuring models function as authoritative sources of truth.

Requirements & Interface Management

• Decompose customer and enterprise-level requirements into subsystem allocations.

• Maintain requirements traceability matrices and digital linkages within the model.

• Support Interface Control Working Groups (ICWGs) and configuration control boards.

• Identify interface risks and integration gaps across range subsystems.

Integration & Test Support

• Support verification and validation (V&V) planning through model-derived verification mapping.

• Assist in development of integration test strategies across Eastern and Western Ranges.

• Provide model-based impact assessments for engineering changes.

• Support anomaly resolution and structured root cause investigations.

Risk & Configuration Management

• Contribute to risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.

• Support configuration management processes ensuring models remain aligned with baselined documentation.

• Participate in change management boards and technical governance reviews.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Interface with government stakeholders, Subsystem Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), cybersecurity, safety, and sustainment teams.

• Provide technical assessments to SEIT leadership.

Required Skills:

• Systems Thinking – Ability to analyze cross-subsystem interactions and emergent behaviors.

• Technical Rigor – Structured decomposition and disciplined modeling practices.

• Integration Mindset – Focus on interfaces, dependencies, and operational impacts.

• Communication – Ability to translate complex models into actionable technical insight.

• Adaptability – Flexibility to support sustainment and modernization efforts across fluctuating workload areas.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or complex infrastructure systems.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with SysML and MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, Capella, or equivalent).

• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, or similar).

• Working knowledge of requirements decomposition, interface management, integration and verification processes, and configuration control.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance, which includes U.S. citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting launch operations, range systems, or mission-critical operational systems.

• Familiarity with digital engineering strategies aligned to DoD guidance.

• Experience working across geographically distributed engineering teams.

• Exposure to reliability, maintainability, and availability (RMA) considerations.

• Understanding of cybersecurity integration within system architecture.

       

Compensation Details:

$105,000 to $115,000

       

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