Model-Based Systems Engineer (Junior-Mid) at G2 Ops, Inc.
San Diego, CA
$90,000–$125,000
Jul 15, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Model-Based Systems Engineering role supporting Navy undersea communications programs, including an extremely low frequency program environment, at a San Diego office. Day-to-day work centers on building and maintaining system models, architecture products, and digital engineering deliverables across requirements, design, verification, and validation activities, while connecting those models into a digital thread spanning cybersecurity, software, and integration disciplines. Suits a STEM-degreed engineer with hands-on MBSE tooling experience and an active DoD Secret clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $90,000–$125,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $121,709 (middle half $101,433–$152,573). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The clearance gate is a DoD Secret clearance at start of employment, with a requirement to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance — the hard gate at hire is Secret, so the clearance requirement is set to Secret.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: MBSE is a systems engineering discipline (15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts) but could also be argued as 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) given the specialized digital engineering / model-based focus. 15-1211 was chosen as the closest standard occupation.
SysML and UML are listed together as interchangeable knowledge requirements ('Systems Modeling Language, Unified Modeling Language'); emitted as one skill with UML as an alternative.
MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler is listed first among the MBSE tool examples; Sparx Enterprise Architect, IBM Rational Rhapsody, and System Architect are listed as comparable alternatives in the same required-qualifications bullet.
DoDAF/UAF experience and AutoCAD familiarity appear under Preferred Qualifications.
Certifications (OMG CSMP, ASEP, CSEP) are listed under Preferred Qualifications; omitted from skills as they are credentials rather than named technologies or tools.
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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