Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer

Peraton•Stennis Space Center, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer to work onsite at the Stennis Space Center. The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM / CNMOC) is beginning the procurement, testing, and evaluation of autonomous ocean platforms, collecting critical, real-time oceanographic and acoustic data. The role involves acting as the key technical liaison between hardware vendors, software development teams, and defense networks to integrate proprietary data APIs. The engineer will implement secure data pathways linking physical ocean platforms to enterprise command networks, ensuring rapid, automated data dissemination. Additionally, the role requires configuring secure satellite communication pathways, implementing bi-directional telemetry architectures for platform management, and designing/deploying robust pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and loading. Establishing and securing Command and Control (C2) interfaces for active platform management and reverse commanding is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
Secret Security Clearance
Software development expertise with a working knowledge with modern programming languages such as Python, Bash, Rust, JavaScript, etc.
Critical understanding of Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) data flows and their integration into tactical decision support systems.
Familiarity with tactical visualization systems, multi-source situational awareness frameworks , and associated data dissemination workflows.
Clear communicator both written and verbally for collaborating across multi-organizational defense research and operational commands and industry partners
Working knowledge for technical project management: NMOC- Environmental Research Division’s Data Access Program (N-ERDDAP)
Systems engineering for building, deploying, and securing data pathing
Satellite Ingestion working knowledge with secure military and commercial satellite communication (SATCOM) protocols and telemetry pipelines
Network Configuration
Command and Control Integration
Vendor Technical Integration and Onboarding
Zero Trust architecture principles
NetCDF standardized formats
Communications systems engineering and data pipeline implementation

Responsibilities

Act as the key technical liaison, bridging the gap between hardware vendors, software development teams, and defense networks to integrate their proprietary data APIs.
Implement secure data pathways that link physical ocean platforms to enterprise command networks, ensuring rapid, automated data dissemination to downstream analytical and defense systems.
Configure secure satellite communication pathways and implement the bi-directional telemetry architectures required for active platform management and reverse commanding.
Design and deploy robust pipelines to ingest, transform, and load telemetry and sensor data from autonomous platforms.
Establish and secure the Command and Control (C2) interfaces required for active platform management and reverse commanding.