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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** PGS Worldwide
- **Location:** Orlando, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $52,000.0 - $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Systems Analysis, Requirements Traceability, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/systems-engineer-orlando-fl--4813c001-0f9c-49cc-b4e3-a7b150a9881c

## About the Role

Systems Engineering, Aerospace and Defense, Simulation, Consulting, Systems Engineering, Threat Modeling, Aircraft Engineering, Systems Analysis, Cross-Functional, Team Player, * Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of professional experience.

 * Relevant engineering experience in aircraft survivability equipment, threat modeling, aircraft systems, or mission-related simulation.
 * Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), SysML, or Cameo.
 * Knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements analysis, system architecture, interface definition, behavioral modeling, and traceability.
 * Ability to analyze aircraft system behavior and translate operational requirements into engineering models and specifications.
 * Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and technical subject matter experts.
 * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
 * Ability to quickly learn new technical concepts, tools, and processes.
 * Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance upon conversion to a permanent position.

Preferred Skills

 * Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler and SysML-based modeling.
 * Knowledge of aircraft survivability equipment, including chaff, flares, warning receivers, defensive systems, and countermeasure logic.
 * Experience modeling threat scenarios, defensive responses, and mission-related simulation behavior.
 * Familiarity with rotary-wing aircraft systems, particularly CH-53K and MH-60R/CG platforms.
 * Experience with aircraft system malfunctions, fault injection, failure propagation, degraded operating modes, and cockpit cautions and warnings.
 * Knowledge of rotorcraft operations, pilot training, or flight simulation environments.
 * Experience developing requirements models, use cases, system architectures, interfaces, and traceability relationships.
 * Experience working with software engineers, pilots, instructors, and aviation subject matter experts.
 * Familiarity with AI-assisted research, analysis, and technical documentation tools, including the ability to independently validate results.

## Description

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Systems Engineer - Aircraft Simulation & MBSE in Orlando, FL for an approximately 11-month contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support the development of next-generation rotary-wing aircraft training simulations, focusing on aircraft survivability equipment, threat modeling, system behavior, and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)., * Support systems engineering activities for next-generation rotary-wing aircraft training simulations.

 * Develop and analyze engineering models representing aircraft survivability equipment, threat scenarios, and aircraft system behavior.
 * Define system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and behavioral models using MBSE methodologies.
 * Utilize Cameo and SysML to support requirements decomposition, use-case modeling, architecture development, and traceability.
 * Model aircraft survivability functions, including warning receivers, threat cues, defensive responses, chaff and flare deployment, and countermeasure logic.
 * Support the development of realistic threat scenarios and aircraft defensive system responses for helicopter training applications.
 * Analyze and model aircraft system functionality, malfunctions, cautions, warnings, and degraded operating conditions.
 * Develop fault injection and failure propagation models to support realistic aircraft training scenarios.
 * Translate operational and training requirements into technical specifications for simulation development.
 * Collaborate with software engineers and test teams to ensure system models provide a clear basis for implementation and verification.
 * Work with pilots, instructors, and subject matter experts to validate aircraft behavior and training scenario requirements.
 * Maintain requirements traceability and ensure consistency between system architecture, interfaces, and modeled behaviors.
 * Participate in technical reviews and multidisciplinary engineering discussions.
 * Support the evaluation and improvement of simulation accuracy, technical credibility, and training effectiveness.