Systems Engineer - DoD AI Program

Peraton • Springfield, VA

6d • $146,000 - $234,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Systems Engineer to support a Department of Defense AI program. The role assists the Government with multidisciplinary systems engineering across the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG), Federal Agencies, and related enterprises to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. Work spans requirements and solutions engineering, architecture, scheduling, reliability and resiliency, services development, integration, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis. The position also leads integration of Maven across other programs at NGA, the DIE, and the Intelligence Community, and coordinates the work of senior-, mid-, and junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

This is a 100% onsite position in Springfield, Virginia; remote and hybrid work are not available. The stated salary range is $146,000–$234,000. Employees working on this program are offered enhanced benefits, including heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous cap, and eligibility to participate in a bonus plan.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering and 15 or more years of related experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 18 or more years of related experience in a technical or scientific field such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, computer science, information technology, management information systems, or a related STEM field.
• 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 systems 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.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current DIE, NSG/ASG, and NRO enterprises.

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 analyze user requirements, architecture traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve systems; review cloud service capabilities, workflows, 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 systems 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.
• Assist in leading Analysis 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 on vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability development.
• Lead Maven integration across other programs at NGA, the DIE, and the Intelligence Community.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of senior-, mid-, and junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior