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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 Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has opportunities for Model-Based Systems Engineers (MBSE) within the Sensor and Electromagnetic Application Laboratory (SEAL) in Smyrna, Georgia. The mission of SEAL’s Model-Based Systems Engineering Group is to provide unparalleled, comprehensive Systems Engineering expertise on the technical processes and technical management processes of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
This includes (but is not limited to): high-level stakeholder need capture, architectural design, requirements analysis/definition/management, interface analysis/definition/management, design synthesis, systems integration, verification, trade-off analysis, configuration management, technical assessment, and decision analysis. Engineering domains include sensors, signal processing, electronic warning, radar, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems deployed on land, air, and sea. The candidate will be involved in a team environment consisting of GTRI, Government, and Industry partners.

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 task 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
• Conduct product or system design synthesis translating requirements into physical architectures for systems of moderate complexity
• Develop technical reports and diagrams detailing product or system attributes in a SysML model
• Implement approaches that foster reusability of existing model expressions

Additional Responsibilities

• Develop, capture, and maintain the technical data for programs and manage the model repository
• Develop templates to facilitate automated generation of documentation from the model repository in support of the notion of a "single source of truth"
• Directly interface with Sponsor Organizations via meetings, technical exchanges, or programmatic reviews to requirements, architecture, system design, traceability, and other systems engineering data and cross-cutting relationships as is appropriate

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in one of the relevant fields of study
• Familiarity with the various phases of the Systems Engineering lifecycle
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering with the OMG Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
• Experience with Enterprise Architecture Tools (commercial or open-source)

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience with the DoD Acquisition Process
• Experience with DoD Intelligence communities
• Experience and training directly related to implementing Model-Based Systems Engineering solutions on complex, Department of Defense (DoD) programs
• Experience with requirements development and management
• Experience with interface definition and management
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler
• Experience with the development of an integrated system model (UML, SysML and UAF)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill 

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

• 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related fields.
• 3 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related fields.
• 0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related fields.

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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