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Model Based System Engineer (MBSE) 7-10 years experience

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI, United States


About the Role
This role will be responsible for the leadership and oversight of a program's Model Based System Engineer (MBSE) development activities and management.

Company Information
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees worldwide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer
Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.

Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending

Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.

401k Match (6%)

Educational Assistance

9-80 Work Schedule (The standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)

On‑going learning opportunities within a rewarding work environment

Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment, Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track

Responsibilities
This role will have activities that include but are not limited to:

Provides technical direction to MBSE Systems and Software Engineers for the execution of engineering projects within a SysML model using Cameo Enterprise Architecture tool.

Coordinate with program office personnel in the development of proposals, scopes of work, program plans, statements of work, work breakdown structures with respect to the role of MBSE on the program to help define the program.

Define how Engineering will execute all aspects of the System Engineering using MBSE to include development and review of requirements, requirements flow down, system architecture, opportunity and risk management, trade studies, technical performance measures, testing, interface control, cost control, weight management, technical program review preparation, system integration, verification, and validation.

Prepare appropriate plans to capture these activities which includes ownership and responsibility of MBSE staged elements.

Support the SEM, SEIT Lead, and Chief Engineer in their role to define and review the technical product solution that resides in the MBSE.

Support and facilitate building a GDLS MBSE capability to be used across programs. Structuring and staging the MBSE model to allow reuse of model elements on future programs, IRADs, or DE initiatives.

Define, develop and manage the MBSE elements of a program into a defined SysML configuration.

Guide the program team using the MBSE model in the development of requirement decomposition for functional and non‑functional requirements from the System Specification to the allocated baseline of HWCI and SW CSCI requirements.

Guide the program in the use of MBSE structures for functional decomposition from System Functions to component functions. Establish the structure and staging in the model for building and linking SysML artifacts in the generation of activity diagrams, state machines, sequence diagrams, block definition diagrams (BDDs), internal block diagrams (IBDs) and their associated derived requirements.

Guide the program team in the development of MBSE interfaces and the generation of proper Data Architecture Model Libraries (DAML) and Domain Specific Data Models (DSDM) according to the Ground Combat System (GCS) Common Infrastructure Architecture (GCIA) models and documentation.

Build and maintain MBSE‑based metrics for the program’s TPMs, trades, risks, and design decision memorandums (DDMs).

Provide program metrics on the maturation of the program MBSE environment in compliance with the contract, program’s requirements and GCIA implementation.

Define and stage the MBSE for consumption of program CDRLs into the SysML model as required by the contract with the goal of digitizing the engineering environment.

Support the Digital Engineering (DE) initiative of digitally connecting tools such as Teamcenter, Cameo, MADe, Capital Harness, SLICWave, etc. to provide a seamless integrated environment that supports a single source of truth initiative for all engineering products.

Develop style guides for each area of the MBSE.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / What You Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering Discipline. Similar technical degrees may be considered if experience aligns with this job function.

MBSE experience required.

Minimum of 7 years of related engineering experience.

Strong vehicle system engineering experience required.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Experience with Cameo development tool.

Additional Information

This position requires eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. Non‑US citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance.

No sponsorship offered.

The candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills.

Ability to work overtime when required.

Ability to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position.

Limited travel may be required.

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