Senior Systems Engineer
About The Position
Peraton is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to guide engineering teams supporting the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG), and Federal Agencies. The role applies a multidisciplinary systems-engineering approach to requirements and solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis to help ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. The engineer guides mid-level and junior-level systems engineers, supports the Government in translating mission and customer needs into system and capability requirements, and assists with systems integration. The position also contributes to technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design. It operates across multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within Major Systems Acquisitions and across organizational and agency boundaries. This position is 100% onsite in Arnold, Missouri; remote and hybrid work are not available. Peraton describes enhanced benefits for employees on this national security program, including subsidized employee benefits coverage, annual PTO accrual, and eligibility for a bonus plan.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, including engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM program; alternatively, 12 or more years of work experience as a Systems Engineer.
- At least 12 years of work experience in government or industry in relevant areas, including DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process, or systems engineering of large, complex Systems of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/cloud environments.
- Experience with and strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
- TS/SCI clearance adjudication, or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, including engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM program.
- Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering processes, tools, and languages.
- Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
- Documented work experience in geospatial intelligence.
- Licensure as a professional engineer.
- Membership or leadership participation in ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF.
- Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
Responsibilities
- Guide mid-level and junior-level systems engineers in requirements and solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis.
- Guide planning and analysis, including traceability of user requirements and architectures, procedures, and problems; assess opportunities to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
- Guide mid-level and junior-level systems engineers in developing solution designs based on requirements analysis and new technology.
- Assist the Government in capturing and translating mission and customer requirements and needs into system and capability requirements and solutions.
- Support analysis and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
- Assist the Government with systems integration activities.
- Conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments.
- Assist the Government with strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.
- Integrate multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries.
Benefits
- Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for the employee and dependents.
- 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
- Eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Health savings account.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- Parental leave.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off for vacation.
- Company-paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
