Mission Engineer & Integrator

Peraton•McLean, VA

3d•$176,000 - $282,000

About The Position

Mission Engineer and Integrator provides technical and operational expertise and support for technical operations planning and execution. This role involves supporting the deployment of operational technology systems and equipment, including potential overseas deployments. The position requires writing and contributing to operational correspondence and approval processes, monitoring incoming correspondence, and assisting with risk management and governance responsibilities. The engineer will analyze situational conditions to identify appropriate technologies and capabilities, support the development of concepts of operations, and provide operational input for new systems. Additionally, the role involves providing tradecraft recommendations, ensuring technical and operational constraints are addressed, performing trade studies, and supporting the development of operational procedures and contingency plans. The engineer will also provide recommendations for system capability gaps, review reporting for counterintelligence guidance, and perform technical security and risk assessments.

Requirements

TS/SCI with Polygragh level clearance
Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Customer-specific experience
Significant background supporting technical operations

Nice To Haves

experience with commercial drone technology

Responsibilities

Support the deployment of operational technology systems and equipment, including participation in overseas deployments as directed by the sponsor
Write or contribute to operational correspondence and operational approval processes in various formats and venues
Monitor in-coming operational correspondence and identify action items for response
Assist Sponsor personnel conducting risk management and governance responsibilities in reviewing, defining, and clarifying operational requirements
Leverage your professional network across organizational boundaries to streamline problem-solving
Analyze situational conditions and constraints to identify appropriate technologies, capabilities, systems, and equipment to meet operational requirements
Support the generation of, and updates to, concepts of operations
Provide operational input to the development of new systems, capabilities, and equipment
Provide tradecraft recommendations and best practices during operations planning, assessment, and approvals
Ensure technical and operational constraints are communicated and addressed as part of operational planning and execution
Perform trade studies from testing and evaluation lessons learned, new intelligence gained, and/or operational feedback and provide recommendations for system modifications and upgrades
Support the development of operational procedures to include identification of mission contingencies
Provide recommendations with respect to end-to-end system capability gaps affecting usability and operability of systems
Review all-source reporting on assigned portfolios to produce counterintelligence guidance on inherent or known risks and mitigations surrounding the use of technology
Perform technical security and risk assessments to identify points of vulnerability and operational security risks, and recommend risk mitigation strategies
Validate and verify operational and technical requirements