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Lead Model-Based Systems Engineer
STRUSAfull_timePosted 19 Jun 2026
About the role
<p>STR is hiring a <strong>Lead Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE)&nbsp;</strong>in our Woburn, MA office to work across a broad portfolio of DoD mission areas. The Systems Engineer should have experience architecting systems, working across the Systems Engineering Lifecycle, a deep understanding of Systems Engineering principles, reverse engineering techniques, and the ability to work with complex software systems and the utilization of Digital Engineering/MBSE to accomplish program goals. The candidate will support STR’s Systems Development Division to achieve architectural integrity and traceability from requirements analysis through system and software development and production system deployment.</p> <p>This position offers the opportunity to work with leading domain experts developing solutions to solve the most challenging national security problems. Our teams consist of motivated individuals with degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. The ideal candidate will be experienced in Systems Engineering processes and techniques, Modeling and Simulation, software-based systems, Digital Engineering/MBSE and be excited about opportunities to grow and be a source of subject matter expertise across the organization.</p> <p>The Systems Engineer should have experience implementing a rigorous MBSE approach to develop DoD systems. New programs at STR will be looking to adopt agile approaches that incorporate model-based requirements management and traceability with software development. This position is well suited for a Systems Engineer with a software systems background who is interested in improving the state of the practice and demonstrating the advantages that MBSE can offer.</p> <p><strong>What you will do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Utilize your Systems Engineering skillset as part of a tightly knit team to design, develop, implement, and deploy advanced software systems</li> <li>Analyze, reverse-engineer, derive, and define requirements from ambiguous or incomplete software system implementations and codebases</li> <li>Develop/generate documentation (e.g. Systems Requirements Document, SysML models) to capture requirements of new and existing systems</li> <li>Perform gap analysis between derived requirements and current system capabilities to identify missing features or functionalities</li> <li>Assist other technical contributors throughout the software lifecycle, from early prototypes to fully integrated systems</li> <li>Implement MBSE approaches using SysML in Cameo</li> <li>Work closely with domain experts and software development teams to realize program designs for a diverse set of applications, including:</li> <ul> <li>Distributed mission planning</li> <li>Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) management&l
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