Associate Systems Engineer

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

2d • $66,000 - $106,000

About The Position

Peraton is hiring an Associate Systems Engineer (Entry Level) to support a government customer's Program Management Organization that is part of a larger High Performance Computing (HPC) related program. The SE will be responsible for facilitating meetings and will coordinate communications among program stakeholders. This program is cutting edge and includes everything from HPC test planning and execution, architecture design and prototyping, and vendor outreach and collaboration support. Program technical areas include commercial cloud technologies, high performance computing, and enterprise architecture.
The program is tactically important to the national security of the United States and the work on these missions are frequently recognized for their results and the Systems Engineer will be directly involved in ensuring the government is successful in achieving their planned objectives of this growing, high-profile program.
The selected Systems Engineer will provide support that includes meeting facilitation, schedule coordination, status monitoring, and customer service, they will:
Schedule program status meetings, coordinating key personnels schedules, taking notes, and publishing meeting minutes,
Monitor the status of tasked work products and provide summary of status at reoccurring meetings,
Generate draft system engineering documentation such as statements of work, task descriptions, actual requirements etc. based on input from key stakeholders and program subject matter experts.
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED plus five (5) years of general systems engineering experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus zero (0) years of experience.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Polygraph must have been successfully completed within the past 5 years
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Schedule program status meetings, coordinating key personnels schedules, taking notes, and publishing meeting minutes
• Monitor the status of tasked work products and provide summary of status at reoccurring meetings
• Generate draft system engineering documentation such as statements of work, task descriptions, actual requirements etc. based on input from key stakeholders and program subject matter experts

Benefits

• Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees