External Job Posting Title Senior High Performance Computing Systems Engineer

Peraton; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus plan

Subsidized benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Fort Meade, MD to support a government HPC program focused on planning, architecture, prototyping, and vendor collaboration. You will guide systems engineering activities across requirements elicitation, interface standards, and end-to-end flow analysis to ensure mission success.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a strong engineering background, and hands-on experience with complex hardware/software systems.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field or related discipline with 15+ years of relevant systems engineering experience (or Master’s/PhD with 13+ years, or HS Diploma with 19+ years).
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
• Experience in high performance computing or cloud transitions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for development, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems.
• Elicit requirements, perform analyses, and conduct system requirements reviews.
• Develop operating concepts, interface standards, and system architectures.
• Perform technical/non-technical assessment and end-to-end flow analysis.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field or related discipline with 15+ years of relevant systems engineering experience

Master’s degree or PhD in engineering or related discipline with 13+ years of relevant systems engineering experience

High School Diploma or GED with 19+ years of relevant systems engineering experience

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to facilitate the government customer's management of a large High Performance Computing (HPC) related program. This program is on the cutting edge and includes everything from HPC test planning and execution, architecture design and prototyping, and vendor outreach and collaboration support.

Program technical areas include commercial cloud technologies, high performance computing, and enterprise architecture. The program is tactically important to the national security of the United States and the work on these missions are frequently recognized for their results and the Program Integrator will be directly involved in ensuring the government is successful in achieving their planned objectives of this growing, high-profile program.

The Systems Engineer will provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management, as well as end-to-end flow analysis. #AJCM #MDFSP

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of relevant systems engineering experience, OR

  • A Master’s degree OR PhD in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of relevant systems engineering experience, OR

  • A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of relevant systems engineering experience, OR
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in one of these two areas would be a significant plus:

  • extensive high performance computing experience sufficient to analyze HPC system performance, OR

  • experience transitioning applications to the cloud.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

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

$146,000 - $234,000. 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.