Systems Engineering (SETA) Advisor

Peraton•McLean, VA

23h•$135,000 - $216,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking experienced Systems Engineers to provide operational and mission support to a SI/SETA mission for a customer in Virginia. The role advises the development team throughout the systems development life cycle on engineering best practices, system design reviews, and system test plans and procedures. The team supports Systems Engineering and Integration, Mission Planning, and Business Operations across multiple functional mission areas and supports customer-specific operations from concept through development, installation, and operations and maintenance. The Systems Engineering Advisor serves as a technical advisor and consultant for SI/SETA activities, supports intelligence collection operations planning and execution, and acts as a primary interface among program customers and stakeholders, the technical development team, and end users. The role supports requirements definition and development processes, testing and training ahead of deployment, and deployment of technical capabilities. It supports multiple efforts and helps customers make informed decisions about requirements and development while balancing operational considerations and stakeholder equities. The position is performed on-site Monday through Friday and may require up to 25% travel, based on customer needs.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. and 3 years of relevant experience.
At least 2 years of experience providing services for an engineering-related mission involving cyber operations, communications, supply chain expertise, military asset tracking, and/or deep-sea communications support.
Experience designing, developing, evaluating, and modifying end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products throughout their life cycles.
Experience in design reviews.
SETA experience.
Strong written, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to prepare and brief complex technical and non-technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
Self-starter who takes initiative in helping manage key parts of complex technical developments.
Ability and willingness to work on multiple fast-paced projects and learn the organization’s activities and focus.
Comfort working in a dynamic team environment.
Willingness and ability to travel.
Demonstrated cultural competency and ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Proven experience and/or relevant education related to working within the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of responsibility.
Familiarity with the geopolitical, social, and cultural dynamics of the USPACOM region.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher in a related technical discipline.
Experience in system test plans and procedures.
Previous cyber or technical operations experience.
Experience working in a customer environment.
Knowledge of the customer’s processes and procedures to minimize the learning curve for project and task navigation.
Effective client management skills, including experience managing across offices and organizations.
Relevant cultural and language competency.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, evaluate, and modify end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products throughout their life cycles.
Generate quantifiable requirements based on customer descriptions, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
Ensure requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
Translate high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and work with engineering disciplines to develop lower-level implementation requirements.
Establish and coordinate standards, practices, and procedures related to product development.
Design interfaces and integrate system elements so they work together as a whole.
Assess system performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
Serve as customer liaison, support business development activities, and help understand and shape requirements.
Participate in system conceptual design and document design concepts.
Participate in hardware and software component design reviews to ensure applicability to the current system and requirements traceability through compliance verification and validation.
Generate system-level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
Review test plans and procedures for alignment with contractual requirements and participate in testing to validate requirements.
Coordinate with partners to support development of technical tools that meet mission needs.
Identify technical, CI, and operational risks and recommend mitigations.
Study the feasibility and vulnerability of new technical collection capabilities and analyze gaps.
Assess emerging and commercial off-the-shelf technologies in support of operational requirements and applications.
Assess key vulnerabilities and single points of failure and recommend mitigations.
Evaluate, validate, and analyze technical development compliance with stated requirements.
Integrate, test, verify, and validate end-to-end systems.
Support intelligence collection operations planning and execution and assist with deployment of technical capabilities.
Support multiple efforts and help customers make informed requirements and development decisions while balancing operational considerations.
Travel as needed, potentially up to 25%, based on customer needs.

Benefits

Medical benefits
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Health savings account
Short- and long-term disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company-paid holidays
Potential annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards
Depending on the position, potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus