Process Optimization Systems Engineer

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Process Optimization Systems Engineer to support an enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community. This full-time position requires 1,880 hours of support per year and is performed at a customer location. The engineer will support an efficiency-focused group at the directorate’s top level, identifying opportunities to leverage and develop the directorate’s personnel. The role involves working with senior leaders to improve organizational processes, preserve critical requirements, and identify scalable process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or another related discipline and at least 20 years of systems engineering experience; a master’s degree or PhD may substitute for two years of experience.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience is acceptable.
• Experience in requirements management and requirements elicitation.
• Familiarity with process improvement techniques.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and are subject to a government security investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Process engineering, Lean Six Sigma, or other process improvement experience.
• Management consultancy or similar experience.
• Ability to proactively engage high-level customers, understand their process and system workflows, and develop requirements for improved systems and processes.
• Familiarity with customer policy and engagement initiatives.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to complete assigned tasks on schedule.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirements management for an efficiency-focused organization and make improvement recommendations while ensuring critical requirements are not lost.
• Engage with internal and external personnel to improve organizational processes, including helping the organization run more like a business.
• Identify areas for improvement and help implement process changes that can scale to other organizations.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short- and long-term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off for vacation, and company-paid holidays.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior