Aviation Telecom Systems Engineer SME – FENS (On-Site)

Peraton; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Telecommunications Systems Engineer SME (FENS) to design, deploy, migrate, and manage FAA Enterprise Network Services infrastructure, aligning with FAA standards and mission objectives. The role emphasizes secure, scalable telecom networks across global WAN/LAN environments, including SD-WAN and MPLS, with on-site work in Herndon, VA or Bowie, MD.

You will translate requirements into system designs, support lifecycle activities, and ensure performance, reliability, and

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years experience (or equivalent: Master's 10+, Associate's 14+, HS diploma 16+)
• Experience supporting telecommunications or network-based systems
• Experience translating high-level requirements into system designs, integration plans and verification strategies
• Experience with IP-based networks, transport systems, or mission-critical communications environments

Responsibilities

• Provide technical review for complex systems engineering efforts, driving architecture decisions, verification strategies, and risk mitigation
• Support systems engineering activities across the lifecycle, translating requirements into system designs and verification plans
• Advise program leadership on technical baselines, migration strategy, integration sequencing, and test campaigns
• Advise on modeling and trade studies to ensure systems meet performance, reliability, and security objectives
• Translate requirements into system designs and verification plans; support integration, modeling, and technical risk management
• Translate operational and technical requirements into robust system architectures, interface definitions, and verification strategies
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices to ensure alignment between system requirements, design artifacts, and test outcomes
• Support system integration efforts, ensuring telecommunications solutions meet performance, resiliency, and security objectives
• Provide advisory input on telecommunications modernization efforts and infrastructure upgrades

Skills

TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, BGP/OSPF/EIGR

SD-WAN/MPLS/TIC 3.0

Security frameworks at network edge

DOORS/Jama familiarity

Network topology tools (Visio/Lucidch)

Enterprise Network Management Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree with 12+ years experience (or equivalent: Master's 10+, Associate's 14+, HS diploma 16+)

Tools

Science Logic

SolarWinds

Splunk

NetScout

Datadog

Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

Peraton seeks a Telecommunications Systems Engineer SME (FENS) to design, deploy, migrate, and manage FAA Enterprise Network Services infrastructure, aligning with FAA standards and mission objectives. The role emphasizes secure, scalable telecom networks across global WAN/LAN environments, including SD-WAN and MPLS, with on-site work in Herndon, VA or Bowie, MD.

You will translate requirements into system designs, support lifecycle activities, and ensure performance, reliability, and