Innovation Projects Lead Systems Engineer

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily subsidized employee benefits

25 days of PTO annually

Attractive bonus plan

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Innovation Projects Lead Systems Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in supporting critical systems for national security. In this full-time position, you will engage with various stakeholders to develop and document requirements for next-generation systems, ensuring seamless integration across enterprises. Your extensive experience in systems engineering will be crucial as you lead efforts in project management and technical guidance. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to significant missions while enjoying generous benefits and a supportive work environment focused on innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of systems engineering experience required.
• Experience with space-based sensor systems and IC capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support requirements development for National SIGINT systems.
• Provide technical guidance to project engineers and ensure quality.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Project Management

Software Development

Technical Communication

Supervision of Engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree or PhD in related field

High school diploma or GED with extensive experience

Job description

Innovation Projects Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring an Innovation Projects Lead Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a systems engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide Engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at the customer site.

As an Innovation Projects Lead Systems Engineer on our team you will provide systems engineering and other technical assistance to customer's requirements development and planning for National SIGINT systems. You will be the Senior Systems Engineer supporting a national tactical radio frequency operations related innovation lab. You will work closely with IC organizations, other national-level customers, and military services to capture and document the requirements for the next generation systems. You will assist the customer in program planning across the FYDP, presentations, reporting on project status, project management and prioritization. You will also be responsible for providing technical guidance to project engineers, ensuring that technical standards are observed during the project.

The effort requires participation in numerous meetings, working groups, and integrated product teams, product reviews, and status meetings to monitor the systems engineering plans, development, and deployment of space and ground processing systems. You will work closely with government Systems Engineers to ensure customer plans are effectively aligned with those developed by other IC engineers. The goal is seamless integration across both enterprises.

You will be a key member of the team charged with the production of solid documentation of the customers' requirements and a mapping of where, when, and how those requirements will be satisfied by capabilities to be deployed across the extended IC enterprise as the next generation collection and processing systems are fielded. You will directly participate in structured analysis of alternatives (AoA) decision making processes as plans work through the appropriate decision gates. To be successful, you must be able to communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives; and be responsible for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed.

Qualifications

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or other related discipline plus at least 20 years of systems engineering experience. A master's degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Should have robust knowledge/experience of space-based sensor systems, IC capabilities, policies, organizations, and leadership.
• Experience with software development, software integration, and project management required for success.
• Ability to supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Ideal candidate would be Overhead SIGNT SME. However, familiarity with relevant IC organizations and processes may be a suitable replacement for detailed technical knowledge of current Overhead SIGINT system capabilities.

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

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

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