Senior System Engineer

Peraton•Washington, DC
•$146,000 - $234,000

About The Position

The Senior System Engineer designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products throughout their life cycles. The role develops quantifiable requirements from customer descriptions, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics, and ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. It translates high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop detailed implementation requirements. The engineer establishes and coordinates standards, practices, and procedures for product development; designs interfaces and integrates system elements; and assesses system performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. The role also supports customer liaison and business development activities, participates in conceptual design and design documentation, and reviews hardware and software component designs for system applicability and requirements traceability. It develops system-level requirements verification and customer acceptance test procedures, reviews test plans and procedures against contractual objectives, and participates in testing to validate requirements.

Requirements

  • Minimum 12 years of experience with a BS/BA.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience with an MS/MA.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience with a Ph.D.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, evaluate, and modify end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products throughout their life cycles.
  • Generate quantifiable requirements based on customer descriptions, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
  • Ensure requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
  • Translate high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and collaborate with other engineering disciplines to develop detailed implementation requirements.
  • Establish and coordinate development of standards, practices, and procedures related to overall product development.
  • Design interfaces and integrate system elements so they function as a whole.
  • Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
  • Serve as a customer liaison and support business development activities to understand and shape requirements.
  • Participate in system conceptual design and document design concepts.
  • Participate in hardware and software component design reviews to ensure system applicability and requirements traceability through compliance verification and validation.
  • Generate system-level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
  • Review test plans and procedures to ensure they meet contractual requirements, and participate in testing to validate requirements.
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