Systems Engineering, Advisor

Peraton • Santa Clara, CA

1d • $112,000 - $179,000

About The Position

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years experience with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance
• Working knowledge of Mission Distribution System (MDS) requirements and workflows
• Applied knowledge of the systems development life cycle, including req uirements analysis, documentation development, control gates, and system verification
• Ability to work within and across multi-discipline teams to ensure interfaces are thoroughly defined, properly designed, and correctly implemented
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team in pursuit of organizational goals
• Demonstrated expertise in writing, and ability to brief complex technical information to non-experts

Nice To Haves

• Prior military background and/or experience working on Department of Defense led software projects
• Prior experience with the Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS)
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and concepts (i.e. Cameo) and familiarization of the DoDAF Viewpoints and Models.
• Familiarity working in an Agile development environment adhering to SafeAgile principles.
• Experience with software development management tools (JIRA, AzureDevOps, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate translation of high-level mission CONOPS into system-level req uirements; develop lower-level detailed implementation req uirements.
• System requirements analysis, generation of requirement specifications and compliance tracking
• Interact with customers on technical matters, often req uiring coordinated activity across organizational lines.
• Communicate progress, status, briefings, and tasking to customers and team.
• Lead the design and definition of system functionality and component interfaces.
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, and charts.
• Attend relevant component readiness reviews and testing milestones and provide recommendations to customer management.
• Conduct Integration Testing to ensure system behavior meets customer expectations and requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees