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This position leads systems engineering teams and coordinates technical efforts across software, hardware, test, cybersecurity, logistics, and program management functions to ensure system solutions meet mission, operational, technical, and contractual objectives. The Lead Systems Engineer applies advanced Model Based Systems Engineering MBSE methods and extensive experience with Cameo to develop, manage, and govern system models, technical baselines, and engineering traceability across the program lifecycle. The role combines hands-on engineering expertise with leadership of technical teams, engineering processes, and cross-functional integration.\nResponsibilities\nLead systems engineering activities for a complex program across requirements analysis, architecture development, interface management, integration, verification, validation, and sustainment.\nProvide technical leadership, direction, and oversight to systems engineering personnel and coordinate engineering efforts across multidisciplinary teams.\nApply MBSE methodologies and use Cameo to develop, maintain, analyze, and govern system models supporting program execution and decision-making.\nLead development and maintenance of system requirements, architectures, operational concepts, interfaces, and verification traceability.\nEnsure consistency and traceability across requirements, model elements, architecture products, interfaces, design artifacts, and verification evidence.\nSupport decomposition and allocation of system requirements to subsystems, components, and implementation teams.\nLead technical baseline management, engineering change assessment, and configuration control for systems engineering products.\nCoordinate with software, hardware, test, cybersecurity, logistics, and integration teams to ensure system designs are complete, aligned, and executable.\nSupport trade studies, technical risk assessments, issue resolution, and engineering recommendations for leadership and customers.\nParticipate in and lead technical reviews, design reviews, architecture reviews, interface working groups, and customer engineering meetings.\nSupport development of systems engineering plans, technical documentation, model governance practices, and engineering process improvements.\nGuide verification and validation planning and ensure requirements are testable and traceable through the lifecycle.\nSupport program leadership with technical status, issue escalation, staffing priorities, and engineering execution planning.\nMentor systems engineers and promote disciplined engineering methods, model quality, and technical rigor across the team.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.\nAbility to obtain and hold an active Secret Clearance\nSignificant experience in systems engineering for complex technical systems or programs.\nExperience leading systems engineering teams or serving as a senior technical lead in a multidisciplinary environment.\nDemonstrated experience applying Model Based Systems Engineering principles, methods, and practices.\nDemonstrated experience using Cameo to develop and manage systems engineering models.\nExperience with requirements development, architecture definition, interface management, technical baseline control, and lifecycle engineering processes.\nAbility to lead technical teams, analyze complex engineering issues, and communicate engineering direction effectively.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work effectively with customer representatives, leadership, and multidisciplinary technical teams.\nPay Transparency Statement\nAMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. 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