McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM).
The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).
This is a full-time position at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.
Duties include, but not limited to:
Candidate selected will be aligned to 1 of 5 Mission Integration Teams (MITs) duty stationed at Hanscom AFB, MA. The five mission areas are Air, Maritime, Land, Homeland Air Defense, and Cross Cutting.
Members of the MITs manage the DAF C3BM MIT Process for their respective MIT. The DAF C3BM MIT Process receives operational and functional requirements from the Operational Community and conducts a(an):
Position duties include but are not limited to:
- Serves a Mission Integration Team (MIT) system of systems architecture design and development engineers.
- Reviews current Department of Defense (DoD) architecture models and designs a migration path to a future state that enables seamless sensor-to-shooter connectivity.
- Drives interconnectivity between represented PEOs and weapon systems.
- Captures as is and to be states driven by MIT stressing engagement scenarios.
- Engages the joint and coalition community to design and evaluate an architecture that will connect any sensor to any shooter irrespective of service or coalition.
- Identifies, assesses, and matures innovative and affordable concepts meeting current and future AF needs through multi-domain expertise, analytics, and modeling, simulation & analysis tool development.
Requirements
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field
Years of Experience: 10 years of directly related experience with 5 years of experience in a DoD setting
- Requirements management and traceability expertise using tools such as DOORS or Jira
- Ability to develop System Requirements Documents (SRDs) and related documentation
- Familiarity with DoD architecture frameworks (UAF, DoDAF)
- Ability to translate technical specifications into operational impacts
- Working knowledge of the systems engineering “V” model and DoD 5000 series acquisition principles
- Experience with agile systems engineering principles
- Practical MBSE experience (Cameo/MagicDraw), SysML modeling, and digital engineering integration
- Ability to develop and analyze structural, behavioral, and parametric system models
- Ability to conduct trade‑space analyses assessing cost, schedule, performance, and risk
- Experience in verification & validation planning, test matrix development, and requirements verification
- Ability to serve as a technical liaison across government program offices, contractors, and operational users
- Familiarity with cloud‑based systems, cost/performance management, Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and DevOps
- Knowledge of DoD acquisition principles (DoDI 5000.02, 5000.75)
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Cameo
- DOORS
- MagicDraw
Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership capability with minimal oversight
- Ability to perform at a high level
- Ability to work across multi‑disciplinary and cross‑functional team
- Ability to engage with senior civilian and military stakeholders
Additional Information
Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA
Travel: 10%
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental
insurance
- Health
insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional
development assistance
- Referral
program
- Vision
insurance
Skills Required
- Must be a US citizen
- Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 10 years of directly related experience
- 5 years of experience in a Department of Defense setting
- Requirements management and traceability expertise using DOORS or Jira
- Ability to develop System Requirements Documents and related documentation
- Familiarity with DoD architecture frameworks, including UAF and DoDAF
- Working knowledge of the systems engineering V-model and DoD 5000-series acquisition principles
- Practical MBSE experience using Cameo or MagicDraw, SysML modeling, and digital engineering integration
- Ability to develop and analyze structural, behavioral, and parametric system models
- Ability to conduct trade-space analyses assessing cost, schedule, performance, and risk
- Experience in verification and validation planning, test matrix development, and requirements verification
- Familiarity with cloud-based systems, cost and performance management, Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and DevOps
- Leadership capability with minimal oversight
- Ability to work across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams
- Ability to engage with senior civilian and military stakeholders
What We Do
McBride Consulting, LLC is a minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) management and IT consulting firm with significant experience supporting Federal, state, local, commercial, and multi-lateral organizations.
