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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - SysML - **Company:** Amentum Services, Inc. - **Location:** Cocoa Beach, FL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $90,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Activity Diagram, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Network Interface Controllers, Rhapsody, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Jama (Software), MagicDraw, Integration Tests, Operational Systems - **Published:** September 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9164273/systems-engineer-sysml ## About the Role * 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., * Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline. * 3+ 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. * Valid Drivers License., * 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. ## Description 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. 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