Model Based Systems Engineering & Architecture Engineer – Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance

BLUE ORIGIN

. Collaborate with Mission Lead Systems Engineers, Spacecraft Systems Engineering, Flight Software, Payload & Mission Integration, and Ground Systems Engineering teams .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $133,500 - $203,263 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and system architecture definition, with a strong focus on spacecraft and ground system capabilities. Proven ability to analyze mission requirements, derive and allocate system requirements, and optimize architectures for diverse missions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Model-Based Systems EngineeringSystem Architecture Definition/DevelopmentSpacecraft Command and Control ExperienceRequirements Engineering/ManagementActive TS/SCI Clearance

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Hard Skills

System Architecture DiagramsRequirements ElicitationSpacecraft OperationsCommand and Control TechnologiesSoftware DesignInterface DefinitionProblem-SolvingSpacecraft Initialization ConceptsMission Operations ConceptsSystem Requirements Derivation

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

Cameo Systems ModelerEnterprise ArchitectMagicDrawRhapsodyConfluenceJIRA

Certifications & Qualifications

Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance

Industry Keywords

Systems Engineering LifecycleDODAFUAFNASA SMAFDigital Thread

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with Mission Lead Systems Engineers, Spacecraft Systems Engineering, Flight Software, Payload & Mission Integration, and Ground Systems Engineering teams
Define system architecture variants in a model-based environment across multiple customers and missions
Analyze mission requirements for multiple mission types
Ensure accurate flow-down and traceability to system architecture elements
Support derivation and allocation of requirements to lower levels of the system architecture
Deconflict competing requirements
Support development of concepts, candidate architectures, and optimized synthesis of requirements, architecture, and design
Generate MBSE artifacts including space vehicle States and Modes definitions, Operational Constraints, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and behavior diagrams
Serve as a subject matter expert on spacecraft and ground system capabilities and constraints
Define candidate architectures for evolving customer needs and multiple mission types across a growing spacecraft product line
Optimize the System Architecture baseline for Blue Ring spacecraft missions and customer needs
Support maturation of the Blue Ring Digital Thread

Requirements

What you’ll need

Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance required to start
U.S. citizenship, U.S. nationality, U.S. permanent residency, refugee status, or asylum admission required
Relocation required
Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent technical field
9+ years of related experience in system architecture definition/development, requirements engineering/management, space or ground system and/or software design and interface definition
Familiarity with or experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering, including system models and/or system architecture diagrams
Familiarity with spacecraft operations, command and control, and/or spacecraft communications uplink and downlink technologies
Understanding of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and the Systems Engineering V
Proven problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Active US Government Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance
Preferred: spacecraft command and control system experience
Preferred: software or scripting language experience
Preferred: MBSE/System Modeling tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, or Rhapsody
Preferred: System Architecture frameworks such as DODAF, UAF, or NASA SMAF
Preferred: spacecraft and ground-system internal and external interface familiarity
Preferred: experience across the product life cycle
Preferred: familiarity with spacecraft initialization and mission operations concepts
Preferred: experience with system requirements elicitation, derivation and allocation
Preferred: knowledge of Confluence and JIRA
Preferred: familiarity with formal risk and opportunity management processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Potential benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, individual contributions, and company results