Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

The Applied Systems Laboratory (ASL) of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking experienced Model-Based System Engineers who have interest in intellectually challenging and rewarding work. These positions reside in the Huntsville Research Center and support research and development activities for the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation among other sponsors. Qualified applicants will provide lifecycle support for the acquisition of systems including system specification, test engineering, requirements management, data modeling, and other systems engineering and specialty engineering tasks.

Job Purpose

The Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) develops and executes novel system model-based approaches to define, design, analyze, and document system development. The MBSE Researcher applies MBSE tool suites to enable the use of model-based best practices in DoD acquisition and system life cycle support. This position supports stakeholders and sponsors in the application of MBSE to trade space analysis, design, acquisition, and sustainment. The MBSE executes System Engineering and MBSE processes including system definition, functional decomposition, requirements development, architectural development and analysis, design synthesis, system analysis, data modeling and architecture development, test program development, and sustainment activities. The MBSE researcher also presents technical and program management presentations to government sponsors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project teams in the authoring of UAF models capturing stakeholder needs and resulting enterprise architectures, SysML models capturing system requirements and design, and data models capturing system data requirements and design.
• Direct sponsor engagement and facilitate product or system requirements gathering and analysis.
• Verify systems engineering product life cycle including definition, requirements analysis, synthesis, systems analysis and implementation.
• Manage all technical aspects of product or system design including directing multiple tasks across the organization to meet sponsor needs.
• Manage sub-contractor resources supporting all system engineering areas (definition, requirements analysis, synthesis, systems analysis and implementation).
• Conduct product or system design synthesis translating requirements into physical architectures for systems of high complexity.
• Develop technical reports and diagrams detailing product or system attributes in a SysML model.
• Guide the development and strategy of reusable modeling expressions and tool chains.

Additional Responsibilities

• Conduct systems engineering activities in support of the development of software intensive aviation components and applications.
• Support the analysis and refinement of system specification to achieve acquisition objectives.
• Develop methods and practices for systems engineering tasks in support of sponsors.
• Develop, manage, and refine verification methods and verification activities to ensure delivered system, prototype system, and design compliance.
• Participate in the development of artifacts to support stakeholder concerns such as airworthiness and safety.
• Conduct analysis of existing for conformance to open standards such as Future Airborne Capability Environment.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Skills with current model-based systems engineering tooling such as Cameo Enterprise Architect.
• Extensive experience in systems engineering for large acquisition programs.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies to support continuous integration/continuous deployment objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Knowledge of FACE data modeling and skills in the development of appropriate data models.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps tooling and processes to support a software acquisition pathway effort.
• Experience with topics such as Modular Open Systems Architecture and the Future Airborne Capability Environment.

Travel Requirements

• 10% - 25% travel.

Education and Length of Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 9 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, or Mathematics.
• 7 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, or Mathematics.
• 4 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, or Mathematics.

U.S Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Benefits at GTRI

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

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