Scheduling Support Systems Engineer

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

1d • $176,000 - $282,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Scheduling Support Systems Engineer for its Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, Maryland. The role supports an enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community and is performed at a customer location. As a technical SETA contractor, the engineer advises and assists the Government Program Manager with systems engineering activities using current Department of Defense and industry best practices. The position supports the Enterprise Schedule Management Service (ESMS) and its application, scheduling, and program management support team. The team helps mission customers develop and maintain program and project schedules. The ESMS repository uses Microsoft Project Server to host programs, projects, and schedule dependencies. This full-time role requires 1,880 hours of support per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or another related discipline, plus at least 15 years of systems engineering experience.
• A Master’s or PhD degree may be substituted for two years of experience.
• A high school diploma or GED plus 19 years of systems engineering experience is also acceptable.
• Expertise in Microsoft Project.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information following a government security investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Broad experience in systems engineering disciplines, system integration, and project management.
• Demonstrated ability to work constructively and successfully with diverse stakeholders to resolve mission and technical issues.
• Self-starter with high attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise and assist the Government Program Manager in systems engineering activities.
• Apply current DoD and industry best practices in systems engineering processes and principles.
• Support the Enterprise Schedule Management Service and its application, scheduling, and program management support team.
• Assist mission customers with developing and maintaining program and project schedules.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligibility 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