Systems Engineer

Peraton • Chantilly, VA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer to support development of a government customer’s future architecture using systems engineering best practices. The role is based at a customer location in Chantilly, Virginia. The engineer will create and maintain a department-side architecture tool using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) through the Cameo application suite, collaborate with department teams and external stakeholders to gather future architecture requirements, functions, and behaviors, and document applicable characteristics of existing systems. The role also develops detailed diagrams using an MBSE approach, presents architecture products to stakeholders for feedback and updates, and supports requirements-document development based on the future architecture.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with relevant polygraph.
• At least 12 years of experience with a BS/BA, 10 years with an MS/MA, or 7 years with a Ph.D.
• Previous experience with the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Good time-management skills and ability to support multiple projects and multitask.
• Ability to collaborate with a diverse team and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to quickly ramp up to support customer needs, communicate ideas clearly in writing and orally, take initiative, and provide creative solutions to challenges or systemic problems.
• Proactive and forward-leaning approach.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Systems engineering experience, including developing CONOPS/use cases, decomposing system functions and behaviors, and requirements development and management.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of MBSE.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a department-side architecture tool using MBSE and the Cameo application suite.
• Collaborate with department teams and external stakeholders to gather future architecture requirements, functions, and behaviors and characteristics of existing systems.
• Develop detailed diagrams to capture stakeholder information using an MBSE approach.
• Present architecture products to stakeholders, collect feedback, and update products to meet evolving needs.
• Support development of requirements documents based on the future architecture.

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