Senior Systems Engineer

Peraton Overview

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.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership and engineering expertise across complex, enterprise-scale systems supporting the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and supporting Federal Agencies.

In this role, you will lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams through the full systems engineering lifecycle, translating mission and customer needs into effective technical solutions. You will work at the enterprise level to guide requirements development, evaluate emerging technologies, support system architecture, and drive integration across complex systems, services, and organizational boundaries.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in systems engineering, requirements analysis, architecture development, and systems integration, along with an understanding of commercial GEOINT data, imagery products, and their integration into analytical platforms and enterprise architectures. This is an opportunity to influence technical direction and help deliver interoperable, mission-focused GEOINT capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level technical guidance and mentorship to mid-level and junior systems engineers across the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, systems integration, testing, maintainability, risk assessment, and operational analysis, with an emphasis on commercial product and data workflows.

• Lead engineering teams in planning, documenting, and maintaining traceability of user requirements, developing system architectures, and evaluating engineering procedures and cloud service capabilities to identify opportunities for system improvements and automation.

• Guide the development and evaluation of technical solutions informed by requirements analysis, mission needs, and emerging technologies.

• Collaborate with government stakeholders to capture, analyze, and translate mission objectives and customer needs into actionable systems requirements and development capabilities.

• Analyze and allocate requirements across system architecture components and executing programs, supporting effective implementation of enterprise-level capabilities.

• Conduct systems integration and interoperability assessments to enable the incorporation of commercial data into analytical platforms, mission tools, and enterprise GEOINT architectures.

• Lead and conduct technical evaluations, including Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments to inform technical decision-making.

• Operate at the enterprise level to coordinate and integrate systems, services, and processes across major systems acquisition programs, organizational boundaries, and partner agencies.

• Ensure successful integration and interoperability of commercial data and products across major systems acquisition programs and partner agencies.

Location: This position is fully onsite in either Chantilly or Springfield, VA.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline.

  • An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, and additional 2 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a STEM degree.

• 12+ years of experience working in government or industry in relevant areas, including Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC) acquisition processes, requirements processes, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBES) processes, or systems engineering of large, complex systems-of-systems or service-oriented architecture environments residing in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructures.

• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.

• TS/SCI clearance, with ability to obtain SCI and successfully pass a polygraph.

Desired Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, processes, tools, and languages.

• Working knowledge of digital engineering methodologies, processes, and tools.

• Documented professional experience in the field of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT).

• Demonstrated knowledge of current National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) enterprise environments.

• Previous experience supporting National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and/or NSG/ASG programs or projects.

• Previous experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) programs or projects.

• Previous experience working with commercial imagery providers.

• Experience with test management, test strategies, defect tracking tools, and readiness planning and execution.

• Working knowledge of developing, maintaining, and utilizing integrated program roadmaps.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.