External Job Posting Title Senior Systems Engineer, TS/SCI w/Poly

Peraton; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead and coordinate system engineering activities for national security programs. The role requires extensive experience in defining requirements, architecture, and integration of complex systems, with a focus on delivering high-quality deliverables.

The candidate will interact with government stakeholders and program leadership to communicate risks, status, and technical solutions, ensuring alignment with objectives and policies.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of Systems Engineering experience on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering or related field; or 5 extra years of Systems Engineering in lieu of degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, CONOPS documents, and architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Analyze system requirements and lead system design and development activities.
• Guide users in defining requirements, advise on approaches, and conduct feasibility studies to support technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership in integrating requirements, system design, and emerging technologies.
• Incorporate new plans and systems into operations while aligning with objectives.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture and design documents.
• Guide system development and implementation planning through SE management plans and test plans.
• Interface with Government on SE considerations, issues, and conflicts.
• Maintain ultimate responsibility for technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work and deliverables.
• Collaborate with program personnel, Government stakeholders, and executives to communicate status, risks, and solutions.

Skills

Systems Engineering experience

Requirements analysis

Technical leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelors degree or higher in related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, concept of operations (CONOPS) documents, and high-level system architectures to develop comprehensive system requirements specifications.
• Analyze system requirements and lead system design and development activities.
• Guide users in defining and refining requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies to support effective technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership in the integration of requirements, system design, and emerging technologies.
• Incorporate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations while ensuring alignment with established technical and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system architecture and system design documentation.
• Guide system development and implementation planning through the assessment and preparation of Systems Engineering
• Management Plans (SEMPs), system integration plans, and test plans.
• Interface directly with the Government on Systems Engineering technical considerations, including associated problems, issues, and conflicts.
• Maintain ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables within the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
• Collaborate with program personnel, Government stakeholders and overseers, and senior executives to communicate technical considerations, status, risks, and solutions.

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Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of Systems Engineering experience on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity, with demonstrated expertise in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution; in lieu of a degree, an additional five (5) years of relevant Systems Engineering experience may be substituted.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, 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

$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.