Senior Simulation Modeling Engineer
Job Summary
The Senior Digital Modeling & Simulation Engineer will support the U.S. Coast Guard's digital transformation initiatives. The role involves developing mission and system models, conducting engineering analysis, and creating simulation frameworks to enable data-driven decision-making. The successful candidate will collaborate with enterprise architects and stakeholders to implement advanced digital engineering capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Develop mission, process, and system models
- Conduct modeling and simulation analysis
- Support digital engineering implementation plans
- Create performance metrics and dashboards
- Facilitate stakeholder engagements and technical briefings
Required Skills
- Systems Engineering / MBSE
- Modeling & Simulation
- Enterprise Architecture
- Operational Analysis
- U.S. Citizenship / DHS Public Trust
Job Details
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support development and execution of Digital Transformation and Digital Engineering implementation plans for CG-TECH-TRT/DME.
- Develop and maintain mission, process, operational, and system models supporting Coast Guard transformation initiatives.
- Conduct modeling and simulation analyses to support operational planning, capability assessments, and modernization initiatives.
- Support evaluation and selection of digital engineering, modeling, and simulation tools and platforms suitable for the CGOne environment.
- Assist in development of enterprise architecture artifacts, system interaction models, digital workflows, and mission thread analyses.
- Collaborate with business analysts and process improvement teams to translate operational workflows into simulation and modeling use cases.
- Support feasibility assessments, pilot planning, and proof-of-concept activities for digital transformation initiatives.
- Develop dashboards, performance metrics, and analytical products supporting program governance and executive decision making.
- Support stakeholder engagement sessions, workshops, technical exchanges, and executive briefings with Coast Guard leadership.
- Contribute to automation portfolio planning, digital transformation governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain documentation repositories, technical artifacts, modeling standards, and lessons learned.
- Coordinate with cybersecurity, cloud, data, and engineering teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and security requirements.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Modeling & Simulation, Data Science, or related field with 12-15 years of experience; 10-13 years with a Master's.
- Experience supporting federal government, DHS, or Coast Guard programs.
- Experience with digital engineering, systems modeling, operational analysis, or simulation environments.
- Experience developing enterprise architecture artifacts, process models, mission models, or systems integration documentation.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle methodologies and digital transformation principles.
- Experience facilitating stakeholder engagements and translating mission requirements into technical solutions.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting U.S. Coast Guard mission systems or DHS enterprise initiatives.
- Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, Sparx EA, or similar platforms.
- Experience with modeling frameworks such as DoDAF, UAF, SysML, BPMN, or UML.
- Experience supporting cloud-enabled digital engineering environments.
- Knowledge of automation technologies, AI/ML integration, or data analytics platforms.