MBSE System Engineer & Architect

About This Role

Who We Are:

· CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.

· CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

· CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

· Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

· A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe

· Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions

· Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary  

The MBSE System Engineer & Architect is a technical lead for Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) on a given program or project. The candidate functions as a technical specialist using systems engineering and MBSE methods for solving advanced conceptual to detailed system and software designs for simulators. An expectation is to lead through example and mentoring in the MBSE tools and methods as they apply to System Life Cycle (SLC) efforts.  This position helps to define and coordinate digital engineering (partly through MBSE) internally and externally to engineering providing a unified modeling paradigm for the business. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Proposal solution development 

• System engineering design to the Line Replaceable unit level 

• Clearly represent customer requirements in system designs, breakdown structure, BOMs, etc. 

• MBSE modeler responsible for creating and leading model development on programs 

• Part of the MBSE team working and calibration with others 

• Use automated data validation/consistency scripts 

• Enable data connectivity between MBSE database and external tools 

• Assist incorporate MBSE into the CAE USA Enterprise 

• Develop and present review packages to customers 

• Provide technical support of all SLC phases and types of work performed by the department. 

• Provide support throughout the business development Lead through delivery including contract award. 

• Define “how” the training system, using MBSE concepts, can be structured to best comply with the Customer Requirements, including the extent of re-use of existing components and equipment. 

• Analyze the system to ensure that it will meet the stated performance requirements (e.g. flight performance, stability, weight, power, timing, human factors, throughput, etc.). 

• Stay current in industry advances.  Research new simulation methods and system architectures. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements  

• BS in Physics, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer or Aerospace Engineering  

• Must possess at least 5 years’ experience in system engineering and MBSE concepts 

• Ability to perform requirements analysis and translate customer high level requirements or inputs into system and derived requirements, create systems solutions, and conceptual designs  

• Experience applying systems engineering on medium, large, complex programs, requirements analysis/management, interface management, system architecture development/design, integration/verification/validation planning and execution 

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Professional Skills 

• Technical Knowledge - Keeps current with professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations   

• Clear Thinker – Abilities to communicate distinctly, present concisely 

• Engineering Excellence – Execution of work with quality with timeliness 

• Continuous Improvement – Always looking for improvement opportunities 

• Exhibits Courage – Fearlessly takes reasonable risks 

• Values of – Energy, Energize, Edge, Execute, and Passion (4Es and a P) 

• Technical Lifecycle - Development, Design, Procurement, Implementation, Testing, Acceptance, and Customer Signoff at a systems and subsystem level for both Hardware and Software 

Tool / Skills 

• Security Clearance 

• Experience with one of the following: Cameo Systems Modeler, MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect, or Capella  

• Understands SysML 1.6, understanding of SysML a bonus 

• Design and Development experience through modifications or white paper design 

• Data structures and definition 

• Networking, PC architecture, Network Protocols (OSI, TCP, UDP, etc.), Interoperation, distributed SW 

• Experience validating models 

• Knowledge or working knowledge of SCADA 

• Context diagrams with input and output definitions for both hardware and software 

• Knowledge with industry system and software standards e.g. MIL, IEEE or IEC 

Desired Certifications 

• Desired Object Management Group (OMG) Certified Systems Modeling Professional (OCSMP) certification, preferably to the Model Builder-Intermediate or Model Builder-Advanced levels 

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification Works on both new business / proposal phase and after contract award (ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP) 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

•  Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.  

Work Environment  

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers.   

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. 

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Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As "One CAE," we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, Veteran status, age, or other legally protected characteristics.  

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please get in touch with us at rh-hr@cae.com.