Strategic MBSE Requirements & ICD Lead (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States, at a secure facility. U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret security clearance with SCI are required.

Salary: $135,000–$169,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global provides engineering, science, and advanced technology solutions for government and private-industry missions across ground, air, space, and information systems.

What you will do

• Lead the development of satellite Interface Control Documents for spacecraft, ground systems, payloads, and cross-system interfaces in an MBSE environment.
• Develop interface diagrams, data dictionaries, message formats, command and telemetry mappings, and system-level interface descriptions.
• Identify interface risks and drive technical issue resolution across engineering teams.
• Support systems integration and test activities through authoritative interface documentation and technical clarification.
• Coordinate Interface Control Working Groups and collaborate with configuration management teams on Engineering Review Boards and Configuration Control Boards.
• Align MBSE models with the technical baseline, including ICDs and requirements flowdown, and prepare acquisition and technical materials for government decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in satellite systems, spacecraft development, or aerospace engineering, including 8+ years on DoD programs.
• 5+ years of experience developing architecture models and using model-based systems engineering.
• Direct experience developing or managing ICDs for complex systems, with familiarity with spacecraft subsystems and flight hardware.
• Proficiency with Cameo, DOORS, MATLAB, SysML, UPDM, and DoDAF; ability to create schematics, interface diagrams, and data communication structures.
• U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret security clearance with SCI are required; on-site work in a secure facility is mandatory.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in engineering.
• Experience with space systems, space acquisitions, and satellite hardware and software development.
• MBSE certification such as OCSMP or professional certification such as INCOSE CSEP, ESEP, ASEP, or PMP.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work in small technical teams using modern systems engineering tools and methodologies.
• Regular full-time employment.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Work supporting the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition of secure and survivable satellite communications systems.