Peraton · 1 day ago
Systems Engineer
Springfield, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$146K/yr - $234K/yr
10+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. The Expert Level Systems Engineer will employ a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, and integration across CAP/SAP architectures to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain System Engineering Plan (SEPs) and Contractor's System Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs) for the programs
Develop and maintain standard acquisition documentation for S/CS portfolio including standardized requirements documentation and process (e.g. DOORS)
Define repeatable processes and procedures for transforming new technologies and integrating new applications into S/CS infrastructure
Participate in requirements development and documentation
Create and maintain standards and specifications for S/CS programs and capabilities
Prepare and review Request for Information (RFI) responses to identify innovative and new technologies to prototype and transition into the S/CS program
Assist in the evaluation of proposed industry solutions including program reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
Provide input to PMO strategic roadmaps and systems engineering products to help ensure program rigor, resolve potential gaps, drive cross-cutting integration, ensure data is protected appropriately, and ensure mission capabilities are met
Provide baseline requirements (RFC) support to include the full breadth of the agency and mission partner requirements coordination meetings and initiatives to transition R&D capabilities to S/CS operations
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Engineering and 18 years of experience or PhD in Engineering and 10 years of experience in related technical or scientific fields such as: engineering, physics, mathematics
Demonstrated experience in integrating (SSA) applications including experience with compliance to Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) controls
Demonstrated experience with threats including SOSI, Radar and Optical sensors, Command and Control (C2), Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3), orbital analysis, deep experience in Offensive Space Control/Defensive Space Control (OSC/DSC)
Experience dealing with data and data sources that exist at multiple classification levels and integrate that data with computational processes that will generate additional data at multiple classification levels. Experience employing security controls to protect assets, missions, and data from multiple classification levels
Demonstrated experience of space enterprise information needs (comprehensive, historical, and indexed appropriately for down-stream tools), including space object observations, historical behavior and the relevant context of that behavior
Experience with space environment, and space to ground including threats to assets; track de-confliction and an understanding of collection threats against all operations will support some of the nation's most sensitive operations
Experience with physics models to include the assessment of conservative/non-conservative forces, uncertainty/confidence estimation, space weather effects, break-up events, and conjunction analysis techniques that scale to many on many objects and can be dynamically tasked
Experience with space object measurement and identification
Understanding of model based systems engineering, processes, tools and languages
TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly
Preferred
Demonstrated experience with the following standards: ANSI/EIA 632: Processes for Engineering Systems
IEEE 1220: Standard for Application and Management of Systems Engineering
IEEE 24765: 2017 - Systems and Software Engineering - Vocabulary
ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207: 2017 - Systems and Software Engineering - Software Life Cycle Processes
ISO/IEC: 15288: Systems Engineering - System Life Cycle Processes
Benefits
Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Health savings account
Short/long term disability
EAP
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company paid holidays
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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