Director, Mission Systems & C2 Architect (C4ISR)

Peraton Labs; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 304,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Peraton Labs seeks a Director, Systems Engineering, C2, and Networks Architect to lead strategic technical efforts in mission systems engineering, command and control, and defense applications. You will shape differentiated offerings, emerge engineering frameworks, and drive capture efforts alongside cross-functional teams to win contracts.

You will guide solution narratives, roadmaps, and discriminators, ensure readiness across multi-domain environments, and partner with growth leaders to

Qualifications

• 16+ years of industry experience in systems engineering for defense programs.
• Deep expertise in INCOSE principles and DoD acquisition life cycles.
• Proven MBSE experience using Cameo, Rhapsody or MATLAB/Simulink to model mission architectures.
• Design and integration experience for C4ISR systems with DoDAF viewpoints.
• Interoperability knowledge including Link 16 and multi-domain operation concepts.
• Real-time/embedded systems engineering for mission-critical applications; sensor fusion and data integration.
• Experience with digital engineering and model-based design in defense programs.
• Experience supporting federal government customers and competitive federal bids.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into compelling solution narratives; bias for action.
• US citizenship with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the portfolio for mission systems engineering, C2, and intelligence/defense apps from strategy to execution.
• Collaborate with capture teams, sector growth leaders, and SMEs to shape Mission Engineering solutions.
• Develop discriminators and narratives to support capture and proposals with credible architectures.
• Design scalable mission engineering service offerings and technical frameworks for federal pursuits.
• Evolve the portfolio by analyzing capability gaps, readiness, and market trends.
• Author white papers and solution artifacts to support customer engagement.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate market opportunities into differentiated offerings.
• Drive service design with assets, cost models, and guides to enable sales and delivery.
• Present strategies and roadmaps to customers and executives with clarity.
• Engage with customers, industry partners, and vendors to stay ahead of requirements and competition.

Skills

MBSE

C4ISR

Systems Engineering

DoDAF

Link 16

Tools

Cameo

Rhapsody

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Peraton Labs seeks a Director, Systems Engineering, C2, and Networks Architect to lead strategic technical efforts in mission systems engineering, command and control, and defense applications. You will shape differentiated offerings, emerge engineering frameworks, and drive capture efforts alongside cross-functional teams to win contracts.

You will guide solution narratives, roadmaps, and discriminators, ensure readiness across multi-domain environments, and partner with growth leaders to