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# Principal Systems Engineer (MBSE)

- **Company:** Odyssey Systems Consulting Group
- **Location:** Lincoln, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Data Dictionary, Software Design Patterns, Design of User Interfaces, Requirements Management, Systems Modeling Language, Digital Twin, MagicDraw, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Devsecops
- **Published:** June 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8990932/principal-systems-engineer-mbse

## About the Role

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Ability to Acquire Secret Clearance

Education: Bachelor of Science, Engineering or Computer Science

Years of Experience: 12+

Certifications: N/A

Preferred Qualifications

Clearance: Ability to Acquire Top Secret Clearance

Education: Master of Science, Systems Engineering

Years of experience: 14+, * 12+ years' systems engineering experience; Prefer 10+ years in DE/MBSE leadership

 * Deep expertise in architecture frameworks, ontology engineering, and digital ecosystem design
 * Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure, Atlassian, SysML modeling tools (e.g. CAMEO, MagicDraw or similar)
 * Requirements Management Tools (DOORS or equivalent)
 * Prefer experience with Digital Twin/Thread implementations, and MBSE integration with DevSecOps
 * Experience with fielded ground or spacebased sensor systems is highly preferred

Interpersonal Skills

 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Ability to develop and present technical briefings and recommendations
 * Ability to explain technical concepts to audiences at different levels
 * Ability to work effectively within Integrated Product Teams (IPT)
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Ability to collaborate with Government, military, and contractor personnel

## Description

The Odyssey Technical Center has an exciting new opportunity for a principal engineering technical leader to drive digital transformation internal to Odyssey and across DoW contracts. This role sets strategy, defines digital engineering ecosystems, and delivers enterprise-level modeling, architecture, and ontology solutions supporting complex systems and systems-of-systems. This role owns the cross-cutting technical charter and operating model for systems engineering and supports growth and development of the Technical Center and of the larger Odyssey Technical community. This position can be in Huntsville, AL, Lincoln, MA, or REMOTE., Duties include, but not limited to:

 * Lead digital engineering (DE) strategy, vision, governance, and implementation across the acquisition lifecycle.
 * Architect integrated digital ecosystems including Digital Thread, cloud-hosted toolchains, CI/CD (DevSecOps) pipelines, and where applicable, Digital Twins.
 * Establish modeling standards, design patterns, meta-models, ontologies, data dictionaries, and style guides.
 * Apply standard tools and frameworks for general engineering, systems engineering, and model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
 * Conduct systems engineering planning, requirements development, interface design, V&V, risk management tools and methods.
 * Lead trade studies and make-buy decision analysis.
 * Mentor and lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams; develop modeling workforce capability, define and grow Odyssey's technical identity and technical depth.
 * Support growth through proposal technical volume narrative development, white papers, proof of concepts, and solution development and demonstration.


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