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This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S.

citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S. Who we are: Raft (https://teamraft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in McLean, VA.

Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans. Our team is rapidly growing and looking for an experienced Senior MBSE Engineer, to contribute to development efforts and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

We enjoy the challenges of human-centered design, security, and scale to create better outcomes for our federal agency partners. We are a remote-first company and work completely in the open source. About the role: As a Senior MBSE Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for architecting, developing, and managing a model-based system engineering (MBSE) environment for capturing all project content.

This role requires familiarity with MagicDraw, as it is the primary MBSE tool used. Essential Job Functions: Primarily responsible for executing the model-based systems engineering (MBSE) effort based on government direction. Ability to depict technical approaches, designs, block diagrams, and implementations in written and graphical form.

What We Are Looking For: 10+ years of relevant experience in MBSE. Proficient in using systems engineering modeling tools such as CORE, Cameo Systems Modeler, MagicDraw, or MapleMBSE to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation, and development through later life-cycle phases. Demonstrated ability to devise solutions for complex problems requiring in-depth analysis of tangible and intangible factors.

Experience with the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach to systems engineering. Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary project team, including engineers, scientists, designers, and technicians. Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present technical information to colleagues, management, or sponsors.

Highly preferred: Master's degree in engineering field and INCOSE certification. Experience with Velocity templating language Understanding of version control and database management. Familiarity with frameworks such as Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Tactical Open Government Architecture Framework (TOGAF), and languages such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) and System Modeling Language (SysML).

Project management experience, including management of administrative requirements and deliverable tracking. Clearance Requirements: Active Secret security clearance Active Top Secret security clearance preferred Work Type: May require up to 10% travel Salary Range : $130,000 - $175,000 The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities What we will offer you: Highly competitive salary Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) and company match Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays And More! Our Vision Statement: We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession: We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers.

We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there? Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems.

And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm. Raft's core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are . We support our "nadi" by elevating the other Rafters.

We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity.

We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration. We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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