Cameo Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) at Bowhead
Dahlgren, VA
$100,000–$135,000
Jul 16, 2026
Dahlgren, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on maintaining and advancing a Cameo Systems Modeler architecture for a Navy High Energy Laser Weapon System program. Day-to-day work involves building and refining SysML diagrams, synchronizing Jira-managed requirements into the model, integrating system safety data via the MIL-STD-882 plug-in, and sustaining cross-tool linkages across Jira, Zephyr, and Confluence. It suits an experienced MBSE practitioner with a background in Naval weapons systems engineering.
Mid level · 3+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance
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Location is not specified in the posting; the role supports a Navy HEL-LWS program and likely requires on-site presence at a government facility, but no city or state is named.
SOC classification is a judgement call: MBSE engineering sits between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and the catch-all Computer Occupations (15-1299). The primary day-to-day work — building and maintaining SysML architecture models in Cameo — is more specialized than general systems analysis, so 15-1299 is used as the primary code with 15-1211 as the runner-up.
SysML diagramming (BDDs, IBDs, Activity/Sequence/State Machine diagrams) is implied as a core competency of Cameo MBSE work and is listed as a required responsibility, so it is marked required even though the JD does not call it out as a separate named requirement.
The Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Zephyr, Confluence), Navy System Safety / MIL-STD-882, and High Energy Laser/Directed Energy experience are all explicitly labeled 'Preferred' in the qualifications section.
The security clearance requirement states the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance — not that an active clearance is required on day one.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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