Aviation Telecommunications Systems Engineer

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a Telecommunications Systems Engineer to support the FAA BNATCS contract, advancing the National Airspace System's safety and modernization.

You will design, integrate, and analyze complex telecom systems for mission-critical aviation environments, working with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to ensure performance, reliability, and security in a highly regulated federal context.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of systems engineering experience, including requirements traceability and verification/validation.
• Experience in network engineering, systems administration, or infrastructure planning.
• Proven experience supporting telecommunications or network-based systems.
• Knowledge of telecommunications architectures, including IP networks, transport systems, and mission-critical communications environments.
• 5+ years of experience with core networking protocols (BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, and IPv6).
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end systems engineering across the full lifecycle: requirements, design, integration, verification, and validation.
• Support systems engineering activities across the lifecycle, translating requirements into system designs and verification plans.
• Advise on integration, 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

Systems engineering

Network engineering

Telecom architectures

IP networks

BGP

TCP/IP

MPLS

IPv6

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Job description

Peraton is hiring a Telecommunications Systems Engineer to support the FAA BNATCS contract, advancing the National Airspace System's safety and modernization.

You will design, integrate, and analyze complex telecom systems for mission-critical aviation environments, working with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to ensure performance, reliability, and security in a highly regulated federal context.