External Job Posting Title Mission Engineer & Integrator

Peraton; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Mission Engineer and Integrator to provide technical and operational expertise for operations planning and execution. Responsibilities include deploying operational technology, drafting and reviewing operational documents, and coordinating risk management and governance across programs.

The role emphasizes tradecraft, cross-organization collaboration, and shaping system capabilities to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

• Must hold TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Overseas deployments may be required as directed by sponsor
• Significant background supporting technical operations and mission planning

Responsibilities

• Support deployment of operational tech systems and equipment, including overseas deployments
• Contribute to operational correspondence and approval processes
• Monitor incoming operational correspondence and identify actions
• Assist sponsor personnel with risk management and governance of operational requirements
• Provide tradecraft recommendations and best practices during operations planning and approvals
• Analyze conditions to identify technologies and equipment meeting needs
• Develop and update concepts of operations
• Provide input to the development of new systems and capabilities
• Review all-source reporting to produce counterintelligence guidance on risks and mitigations
• Perform technical security and risk assessments identifying vulnerabilities and mitigations

Skills

Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Job description

Responsibilities

Mission Engineer and Integrator provides technical and operational expertiseand support for technical operations planning and execution.Tasks shall include, but are not limited tothe following:

• Support the deployment of operational technology systems and equipment, including participation in overseas deployments as directed by the sponsor;
• Write or contribute to operational correspondence and operational approval processes in various formats and venues;
• Monitor in-coming operational correspondence and identify action items for response
• AssistSponsorpersonnelconducting risk management and governance responsibilities inreviewing, defining, and clarifying operational requirements;
• Leverage your professional network across organizational boundaries to streamline problem-solving
• Analyzesituational conditions and constraintsto identifyappropriate technologies, capabilities, systems, and equipment to meet operational requirements;
• Support the generation of,and updates to,concepts of operations;
• Provide operational input to the development of new systems, capabilities, and equipment;
• Provide tradecraft recommendations and best practices during operations planning, assessment, and approvals;
• Ensure technical and operational constraints are communicated and addressed as part of operational planning and execution;
• Perform trade studies from testing and evaluation lessons learned, new intelligence gained, and/or operational feedback and provide recommendations for system modifications and upgrades;
• Support the development of operational procedures to include identification of mission contingencies;
• Provide recommendations with respect to end-to-end system capability gaps affecting usability and operability of systems;
• Review all-source reporting on assigned portfolios to produce counterintelligence guidance on inherent or known risks and mitigations surrounding the use of technology;
• Perform technical security and risk assessments toidentifypoints of vulnerability and operational security risks, and recommend risk mitigation strategies;
• Validate and verify operational and technical requirements

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Polygragh level clearance
• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of
• Customer-specific experience
• Significant background supporting technical operations

Peraton Overview

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

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.