BNATCS Program Liaison

Peraton•Herndon, VA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Join Peraton in advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration, Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nation’s skies safe and connected. We’re looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the world’s most vital transportation infrastructures, working alongside leaders in aviation, engineering, data science, and systems integration. At Peraton, you won’t just support the mission — you’ll define it. Join a team shaping the future of airspace safety and surveillance. As the BNATCS Program Liaison you will serve as a central coordination and engagement lead across Peraton and FAA stakeholders supporting the Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) program. This role requires strong familiarity with the FAA environment, including the ability to navigate FAA organizations, operational culture, stakeholder dynamics, and the realities of modernization efforts inside the National Airspace System. The role is designed for someone who can operate effectively at the seam between FAA leadership, program offices, operational stakeholders, technical teams, and Peraton leadership. The individual will help strengthen communication flow, triage relationship and coordination issues, and improve alignment across the technical, operational, executive, and field communities involved in modernization. This is not a pure safety, certification, or documentation role. It is a stakeholder integration and program coordination role for a complex FAA modernization environment. The ideal candidate will have enough technical acumen to understand the underlying systems, implementation realities, and operational implications of FAA modernization work, while primarily bringing value through relationship management, issue triage, communication, and cross-functional follow-through.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship Required
Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance
10+ years of experience supporting FAA, DOT, NAS, DoD, or similarly complex federal programs
Demonstrated familiarity with FAA organizations, modernization environments, operational stakeholders, and the realities of working inside or alongside the National Airspace System
Experience operating in stakeholder-facing roles that require relationship management, issue triage, and cross-functional coordination across technical, operational, and executive groups
Strong ability to understand and discuss the technical and operational implications of modernization activities, even if not serving as the lead engineer or architect
Proven ability to translate complex technical, operational, and programmatic issues into clear written and verbal communication for varied audiences
Demonstrated success facilitating alignment where formal authority is limited and progress depends on trust, judgment, and follow-through
Strong organizational discipline, including the ability to manage multiple issue threads, stakeholder relationships, and action items simultaneously
Ability to identify emerging risks, ambiguity, and coordination breakdowns and help drive timely response
Experience preparing executive summaries, stakeholder briefings, issue papers, or decision support materials in fast-moving environments

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting FAA modernization, NAS transformation, ATO operations, Engineering Services, Tech Ops, or comparable aviation-related federal efforts
Working familiarity with FAA program structures, field coordination challenges, and the interaction between headquarters, program offices, and operational stakeholders
Experience supporting site-readiness, field coordination, implementation planning, or stakeholder engagement tied to technical deployment efforts
Background in systems engineering, air traffic operations, aviation systems, program management, or another discipline that supports credibility in a technically grounded FAA environment
Familiarity with FAA safety, certification, governance, or program control processes is helpful, but should not be treated as the sole defining qualification
Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments using tools such as Jira and Confluence

Responsibilities

Translate technical, operational, and programmatic developments into concise, decision-useful communication for executive, customer, and working-level audiences
Support leadership in navigating FAA organizational dynamics, field sensitivities, and modernization-related stakeholder challenges
Serve as a primary liaison across FAA program offices, ATO and field stakeholders, Peraton leadership, and engineering teams supporting BNATCS modernization activities
Help triage FAA relationship issues, stakeholder friction, and communication breakdowns before they become execution or leadership problems
Support coordination across FAA and Peraton organizations where responsibilities, timing, expectations, or communication channels are unclear
Help identify where BNATCS plans, activities, or communications may create field confusion, resistance, or misalignment and work with the team to address those gaps early
Facilitate working sessions, issue reviews, and stakeholder engagement activities that clarify roles, dependencies, priorities, and next steps
Assist with ATO- and field-facing coordination for site visits, implementation planning, stakeholder awareness, and readiness-related communications
Track stakeholder concerns, commitments, and emerging issues across multiple threads and ensure disciplined follow-through to closure
Support executive and working-level briefings, issue summaries, white papers, and engagement materials tailored to different FAA and Peraton audiences
Help design more repeatable communication and coordination mechanisms that can scale as BNATCS expands across organizations and field activity
Bring structure to ambiguity by organizing issues, framing tradeoffs, identifying dependencies, and helping leaders move from discussion to aligned action