Senior Systems Engineer

Peraton Inc
Chantilly, VA, United States
13 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$135,000.0 - $216,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Systems Engineering

Job description

The ideal Senior Systems Engineer will possess the knowledge and technical expertise to support the team during the entire Systems Engineering life cycle. We are seeking a forward leaning self-starter capable of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast paced environment. They will be expected to support multiple efforts and will assist the customer in making informed decisions related to requirements and developments. Candidate will perform traditional Systems Engineering activities to include the following tasks/duties: Collaborate with customer and stakeholders to understand mission needs then develop Concept of operations documents

  • Capture and document User, Functional, and Technical requirements
  • Perform analysis and allocation of requirements to systems and segments
  • Communicate requirements to external solution providers and validate their design, planning, and testing artifacts.
  • Define and validate interfaces between systems.
  • Review engineering and programmatic artifacts and provide assessment on their accuracy, completeness, and realism.
  • Provide project management support, development of project plans, integration and test support and initial solution definition
  • Coordinate and participate in technical exchange meetings (TEMS)
  • Identify technical, CI and operational risks and recommend mitigations.
  • Creating briefings to support Control Gates

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
  • Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 8 years with Ph.D.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer providing the above services
  • Experience working in Laptop, Mobile and/or OS domains
  • Experience working in Agile development environments (highly desired)
  • Strong written, communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to prepare and brief complex technical and non-technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Be a self-starter who will take initiative for helping manage key parts of complex technical developments.
  • Possess a desire and ability to work on multiple fast-paced projects and be willing and able to aggressively learn the activities and focus of the organization.
  • Must be comfortable working in a dynamic team environment.

About the company

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. Target Salary Range

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