At PMAT, we work on mission critical systems that directly support the warfighter, designing, building, and securing modern digital capabilities across cloud, data, and software environments. Our teams tackle complex, real-world challenges where delivery matters more than theory, and innovation is driven by curiosity, collaboration, and purpose.
In this role, you’ll support the design, development, integration, and verification of complex systems in support of defense and national security missions.
About the role: PMAT is seeking an experienced mid-level Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) to support enterprise architecture development, digital engineering, and system-of-systems (SoS) integration across Navy operational and technical environments. This role will help establish and maintain standardized architecture development processes, governance frameworks, data structures, and modeling practices that enable consistent engineering and informed decision-making across the organization. The candidate will collaborate with systems engineers, mission engineering teams, cybersecurity personnel, data engineers, and Palantir developers to integrate architectural models, operational data, and engineering artifacts into connected digital environments. The role requires strong systems engineering fundamentals, expertise in model-based methodologies, and the ability to translate operational requirements into structured architectures, data models, and actionable engineering insights supporting capability development, integration, and sustainment.
Responsibilities:
Systems Engineering & Architecture
- Apply systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes consistent with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and industry best practices.
- Develop and maintain system architectures, functional decompositions, technical baselines, and engineering specifications.
- Translate stakeholder and mission needs into clear system requirements, functional architectures, and technical solutions.
- Develop and maintain system models using Cameo Systems Modeler, MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect, or equivalent MBSE tools.
- Apply Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and architecture frameworks such as DoDAF and UAF to represent system structure, behavior, interfaces, and constraints.
- Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including System Requirements Specifications (SRS), Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS).
Requirements Engineering & Traceability
- Support requirements development, analysis, decomposition, allocation, validation, and change management.
- Establish and maintain bidirectional traceability among stakeholder needs, system requirements, architecture elements, interfaces, and verification artifacts.
- Develop measurable, testable, and verifiable system and subsystem requirements.
- Use requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, Jira, or equivalent platforms.
- Maintain Requirements Verification Traceability Matrices (RVTM) and assess the technical impacts of requirements changes.
- Support requirements reviews and technical baseline management.
Model-Based Engineering, Analysis & Simulation
- Develop and maintain system models to support engineering analysis, design decisions, and program execution.
- Create functional, behavioral, structural, and parametric models to evaluate system performance and operational scenarios.
- Apply MBSE methodologies to support trade studies, simulation, design alternatives, and technical risk assessments.
- Support the definition and evaluation of Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).
- Integrate system models with simulation environments and other engineering analysis tools.
- Ensure models remain aligned with approved requirements, architectures, and technical baselines.
System Integration, Interfaces & Verification
- Support system integration planning, interface definition, and interoperability assessments.
- Develop and maintain interface requirements, interface definitions, and ICDs.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, cybersecurity, and integration teams to identify and resolve technical dependencies.
- Support verification and validation planning, test procedures, acceptance criteria, and system performance assessments.
- Leverage system models to identify integration risks, evaluate system behavior, and support verification activities.
- Participate in integration events, technical reviews, and system verification and validation activities.
Digital Engineering & Model Management
- Support the implementation of Digital Engineering methodologies, modeling standards, and best practices.
- Maintain model configuration control, version management, and technical baseline integrity.
- Support integration among MBSE tools, requirements repositories, simulation environments, and configuration management systems.
- Establish and maintain digital traceability across engineering models and lifecycle artifacts.
- Identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency, model reuse, data consistency, and collaboration.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of authoritative engineering models and data.
Technical Collaboration & Program Support
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop, assess, and refine system solutions.
- Participate in Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), design reviews, engineering reviews, and program planning activities.
- Communicate technical findings, architecture decisions, modeling results, and engineering recommendations to stakeholders and program leadership.
- Support technical risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and engineering trade studies.
- Independently execute assigned engineering tasks while coordinating with technical leads and program management.
- Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and contribute to engineering documentation, deliverables, and program reporting.
About Us: PMAT is an innovative small business founded with a passion for developing forward-leaning solutions from exceptional people that increase the mission's capability. We focus on designing and building impactful digital solutions that utilize modern cloud, data, and software concepts. Our passion is working on complex and progressive challenges such as edge platform computing, containerizing legacy platforms, distributed data platforms, or heterogeneous data analysis.
We recruit, retain, and foster a team motivated to pursue passions, investigate new ways of doing things, and embody an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. We believe in being curious about every element of a problem and experiment relentlessly. We foster continuous learning in an environment that encourages positive collaboration and expands our capabilities. We tap into collective intelligence, acknowledging that the most brilliant people may not be in the room. Above all else, we believe that delivering and demonstrating is more potent than a sheet of paper. We are passionate about mission-centric design and delivering effective capabilities to and for the warfighter.
Whether you’re an experienced engineer or just beginning your career, you’ll work alongside experts who are committed to solving mission-critical problems. If you’re passionate about using your skills to make a real difference, apply today and become part of a team that’s shaping the future of defense technology!
Required Skills and Experience:
- 2-5 years of professional systems engineering experience.
- At least 4 years of hands-on MBSE experience using SysML or equivalent modeling methodologies.
- Experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing system or SoS architectures, requirements, interfaces, operational workflows, and technical dependencies.
- Understanding of architecture development processes, governance practices, modeling standards, configuration management, and engineering lifecycle management.
- Experience developing or supporting data models, data dictionaries, information architectures, metadata definitions, or structured engineering data repositories.
- Experience integrating engineering models, technical data, requirements, and system information across multiple disciplines, platforms, or organizational environments.
- Understanding of digital thread concepts and the use of connected engineering information to improve requirements traceability, system integration, and lifecycle decision-making.
- Experience collaborating with systems engineers, mission engineers, software developers, cybersecurity personnel, data engineers, and other technical stakeholders to align architectures with operational and technical requirements.
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles, risk management, security requirements, and their application within systems engineering and acquisition processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex system relationships, identify architectural gaps, and develop actionable engineering recommendations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop technical documentation, communicate architectural concepts, and present engineering findings to technical and program leadership.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience with MagicDraw, Cameo Systems Modeler, Sparx Enterprise Architect, IBM Rational Rhapsody, System Architect, or similar MBSE and enterprise architecture modeling platforms.
- Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML), Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), or other architecture modeling standards and methodologies.
- Familiarity with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and INCOSE systems engineering principles.
- Experience establishing enterprise architecture governance, standardized modeling processes, reusable architecture components, model repositories, or organizational digital engineering practices.
- Experience developing enterprise data dictionaries, ontologies, data schemas, authoritative data source mappings, or semantic models supporting operational analysis and system interoperability.
- Experience supporting Navy, NAVWAR, NIWC, Naval Operational Architecture (NOA), Department of War, or other government systems engineering and acquisition environments.
- Experience supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF), SETRs, cybersecurity readiness assessments, cyber risk-to-mission evaluations, or security requirements throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
- Experience evaluating SoS cybersecurity architectures, defense-in-depth strategies, common and inheritable security controls, or cybersecurity risks associated with enterprise architecture development.
- Experience developing architecture products, technical analyses, engineering reports, and recommendations supporting IPTs, SETRs, PTRBs, CCBs, or other technical review and governance processes.
- Experience supporting Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E), acquisition planning, system modernization, capability integration, or enterprise architecture transformation initiatives.
Education and Certification Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Relevant Object Management Group (OMG) SysML certifications include:
- OMG SysML Model User
- OMG SysML Model Builder – Fundamental
- OMG SysML Model Builder – Intermediate
- INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification, or progress toward certification.
Citizenship and Clearance requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship required
- No dual citizenship
- SECRET security clearance required
- TS/SCI Eligible security clearance preferred
Location/Address:
- Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland (preferred)
- Denver, Colorado - Remote
Travel & Passport: 15%, CONUS and OCONUS
Work Environment: PMAT offices as needed. In some cases, work in a government facility may be required. Travel may be required for customer engagement, team coordination, and potentially for business development.
PMAT is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
