Systems Engineer - DoD AI Program

Peraton • Springfield, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer for its DoD AI Program. The role assists in leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and supporting the Government across requirements and solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. The Systems Engineer supports work across the DIE, NGA, NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies, and leads Maven integration across other Programs at NGA, the DIE, and the IC.

The position assists with analyzing and tracing user requirements, architectures, procedures, and problems; evaluating cloud service capabilities and workflow and scheduling limitations; translating mission and customer needs into system and capability requirements; allocating requirements to architecture components and programs; and conducting systems integration. It also supports strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, interface design, and engineering assessments. The role provides expert advice to the Government and oversees and coordinates contractor Systems Engineers at senior, mid, and junior levels.

This position is 100% onsite in Springfield, Virginia; remote and hybrid work are not available.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering and 15 or more years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 18 or more years of experience in related technical or scientific fields, including engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, computer science, information technology, management information systems, or related STEM fields.
• Expert-level working experience in government or industry in relevant areas, including the DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process, or systems engineering of large, complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience with the systems engineering lifecycle.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication, or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate 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 field.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering processes, tools, and languages.
• Software Development Framework certification.
• INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification.
• Professional engineer licensure.
• Membership or leadership participation in ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF.
• Demonstrated work experience in geospatial intelligence.
• Demonstrated experience engineering solutions using cloud-based technologies.
• Demonstrated experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured big data.
• Demonstrated experience engineering solutions using automation, augmentation, and artificial intelligence technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Government with requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis across the NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
• Plan and support analysis and traceability of user requirements, architecture, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems; review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Advise the Government on proposed solution-design changes based on requirements analysis and new technology.
• Capture and translate 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 in performing systems integration activities.
• Assist in leading Analyses of Alternatives, Courses of Action, trade studies, and engineering assessments.
• Assist the Government with strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.
• Provide expert advice to the Government concerning vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability development.
• Lead Maven integration across other Programs at NGA, the DIE, and the IC.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of senior-, mid-, and junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

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 an attractive bonus plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and health savings account benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Parental leave.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off for vacation.
• 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