Systems Engineering (SETA) Advisor

Peraton•McLean, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking experienced Systems Engineers to provide operational and mission support for a SI/SETA mission supporting a customer in Virginia. The role advises the development team on systems engineering practices, system design reviews, and test plans and procedures throughout the systems development life cycle. The team supports Systems Engineering and Integration, Mission Planning, and Business Operations across multiple functional mission areas, covering customer-specific operations from concept through development, installation, and operations and maintenance. The Systems Engineering Advisor will provide technical advice and consulting for SI/SETA activities, support intelligence collection operations planning and execution, and serve as a primary interface among program customers and stakeholders, technical development teams, and end users. The position helps ensure requirements, development processes, and solutions are robust, and supports testing, training, and deployment of technical capabilities. The role supports multiple efforts and helps customers make informed decisions about requirements and developments while balancing operational considerations. 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 eight years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and six years of relevant experience, or a PhD and three years of relevant experience.
At least two 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 through their entire life cycle.
Experience participating 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.
Ability to take initiative and help 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.
Ability to work in a dynamic team environment.
Willingness and ability to travel.
Demonstrated cultural competency and ability to collaborate effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Demonstrated experience and/or relevant education related to working within the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of responsibility.
Familiarity with the USPACOM region’s geopolitical, social, and cultural dynamics.
Ability to work on-site Monday through Friday.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher in a related technical discipline.
Experience with system test plans and procedures.
Previous cyber or technical operations experience.
Experience working in a customer environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of the customer’s processes and procedures.
Demonstrated 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 multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop detailed implementation requirements.
Establish and coordinate standards, practices, and procedures related to product development.
Design interfaces and integrate system elements so they function as a whole.
Assess system performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
Serve as a customer liaison, support business development activities, and help understand and shape requirements.
Participate in system conceptual design and document design concepts.
Participate in component design reviews to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
Generate system-level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
Review test plans and procedures to ensure they meet contractual requirements, and participate in testing to validate requirements.
Coordinate with partners to help develop technical tools beneficial to 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, testing, training, and deployment of technical capabilities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
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, program-specific awards, overtime, and shift differential, depending on eligibility and position.