Systems Engineer (MBSE / Cameo), Mid-Level
Location: Richardson, TX (Dallas), onsite Employment: Direct hire, full time Relocation: Assistance provided Clearance: Active TS required at start, with ability to obtain SCI Pay: Up to $155K, depending on experience, education, and soft skills
About the Role Vega Federal Solutions is hiring a Mid-Level Systems Engineer to define, model, and verify requirements for a national security software program in Richardson, TX. Vega is a St. Louis-based service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) delivering geospatial intelligence, secure automation, and national security software.
You'll work in an Agile, multi-disciplinary team and use model-based systems engineering (MBSE) in Cameo to turn requirements into well-designed, traceable features.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain SysML system models in Cameo Systems Modeler, including requirements, structure, and behavior views
- Develop, trace, and verify requirements, keeping traceability intact from stakeholder need through design to verification
- Execute Agile feature development, including requirements development and verification mapping
- Apply the Systems Engineering V across the lifecycle
- Work with software and DevOps engineers on software design, using the Cameo model as the shared source of truth
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, and other disciplines to deliver features
- Communicate designs, trade-offs, and status clearly, in writing and verbally
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 4 years of relevant experience
- Active TS security clearance, with ability to obtain SCI
- Security+ or CISSP certification
- Hands-on experience with Cameo Systems Modeler and SysML
- Experience with requirements development, tracing, and verification mapping
- Understanding of the Systems Engineering V
- Experience with Agile execution and feature development
- Software design experience
- Strong collaboration skills in a multi-discipline team
- Good oral and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building and updating a system model from scratch in Cameo, not just viewing or editing diagrams
- Experience with Cameo profiles and stereotypes, model governance, or shared-model collaboration (e.g., Teamwork Cloud)
- OCSMP or CSEP certification
- Systems engineering experience with Product Owner or leadership responsibilities
- Experience in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment
- Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and GitLab
- Experience using AI tools and Microsoft Office tools