High Performance Computing Systems Engineer Advisor

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO accrued annually

Subsidized employee benefits coverage

Bonus plan eligibility

Job summary

Peraton seeks a skilled Systems Engineer to support a large HPC program, covering test planning, architecture design, prototyping, and vendor collaboration. The role includes coordinating master schedules, deconstructing requirements, and drafting statements of work to meet funded activities, with emphasis on DoDAF and service-oriented architectures.

Responsibilities include developing SE documentation, managing requirements, and leading a team of engineers/technicians while advancing innovative

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Education and Experience requirements as listed in the posting: High School Diploma or GED with 14 years of systems engineering experience; Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 10 years; Master's or PhD with 8 years.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of systems engineering documentation (System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, Interface Control Documents).
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure production systems align with defined architectures (DoDAF, SOA).
• Allocate requirements to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Analyze technical alternatives and make preliminary recommendations.
• Assist in developing innovative approaches to technical issues.
• Conduct evaluations to determine project suitability for implementation.
• Propose engineering standards and processes for projects.
• Supervise or coordinate work of other contractor engineers or technicians.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Education

High School Diploma or GED + 14 years experience

Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience

Master's degree or PhD + 8 years experience

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for a skilled Systems Engineer (SE) to support the customer's large High-Performance Computing (HPC) related program. This program is 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 range of work includes managing and coordinating the portfolio's master schedule, deconstructing requirements into actionable and testable elements, drafting of statements of work describing customer's desired outcome for funded activities, and monitoring the customers' development and integration efforts against those requirements.

The selected individual will:

• Contributes to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Manages system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) - DoDAF, Service-oriented Architecture.
• Assists with the allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.
• Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.
• Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.
• Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.

Qualifications

Note: All formatting using strong has been converted to bold where applicable. This section preserves the original job requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Required Education and Experience:
• A High School Diploma or GED plus fourteen (14) years of general systems engineering experience, OR
• A Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus ten (10) years of 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 eight (8) years of systems engineering experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) test, to include General Purpose, Commercial, Custom Commercial, and Special Purpose Device HPCs highly desired.
• Experience with Major Systems Acquisition, including development of Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), Working Integrated Product Teams (WIPTs), DT (Directorate of Test) and experience collaborated with independent test and test oversight also highly desired.

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.

Salary

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. 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.