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Model-Based Systems Engineer

The Marlin Alliance, Inc.
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Oct 2025
💰 $150,000/yr($85,000/yr$150,000/yr)

About the role

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking a talented and experienced Model-Based Systems Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in MBSE principles, extensive knowledge of SysML and UML, and a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in applying MBSE methodologies. A Secret Clearance is required for this role.

Established in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is seeking to hire highly skilled individuals to support mission critical projects within the Navy. We are looking for motivated individuals to lead and support digital transformation, data science and analytics, and automation projects for variety of Navy clients. Individuals must be able to function in a fast-paced work environment and able to adapt quickly to rapidly changing requirements and technologies. Using your comprehensive knowledge of various technologies, you will design, develop, and implement solutions to support Navy mission owners in their digital transformation journey.

Location:

  • San Diego, CA
  • On site NAVWAR

Citizenship and Clearance requirements:

  • US Citizenship is required
  • No Dual Citizenship
  • Active Secret clearance required; TS SCI clearance highly preferred

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Apply modeling to support a system or system of systems (SoS) requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities throughout the acquisition lifecycle phases.
  • Manage/coordinate information and resources to meet digital thread-related objectives. Implement a model-based culture, leveraging capabilities of the digital enterprise environment infrastructure of the organization.
  • Utilize model data support to enable the creation of a digital thread across other engineering disciplines (e.g., cyber and configuration management)
  • MBSE Expertise: Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and practices to define, design, and document complex systems and architectures using SysML and UML.
  • Systems Modeling: Develop, maintain, and update system models that capture system requirements, behaviors, and interactions, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and consistent.
  • Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and manage system requirements, ensuring traceability and alignment with system models.
  • Architecture Development: Create and maintain system architecture models, ensuring they meet project objectives, standards, and performance requirements.
  • Verification and Validation: Use MBSE to support system verification and validation efforts, including test planning, test case development, and test execution.
  • Documentation: Generate clear and concise system documentation, including system design, interface specifications, and system integration plans.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of system models and engineering artifacts.
  • Training and Mentorship: Provide training and mentorship to junior engineers and team members on MBSE principles and tools.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations research, or other sciences where the utilization of advanced math skills is required (e.g. business, mathematics, statistics, and probability).
  • Minimum of 4 years of practical experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
  • Experience with cross-platform collaborative MBSE/digital environments or equivalent (e.g., MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler, Sparx System Enterprise Architect, Rational Rhapsody, System Architect, etc.), which provide tools to design, track, visualize, and analyze all aspects of systems in standard-compliant models and diagrams.
  • Knowledge of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework/Unified Architecture Framework (DoDAF/UAF).
  • Experience providing functional knowledge and technical support of developing enterprise architecture to support MBSE to the NOA Chief Engineer. This support shall include data structure supporting Systems Modeling Language (SySML) and development of integration with current data models and tools in use.
  • Experience tracking cybersecurity implementation across the acquisition lifecycle to make recommendations on cybersecurity risks and mitigations in support of IPTs, SETRs, Platform Technical Review Boards (PTRBs), Configuration Control Board (CCBs).
  • Experience developing engineering technical reports, analysis, briefings, and meeting minutes related to IATA responsibilities, SoS and Capability analysis, Cloud Security Development capabilities, Trusted Security and Networks (TSN) and Supply Chain Risk

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