Junior Systems Engineer – Space & Defense Systems

Peraton; Colorado Springs, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to support NORAD/NCMC-ITW/AA and related missions at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. You will assist with requirements analysis, system integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment across space, missile warning, and C2 systems in a DoD environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering, software, cybersecurity, and operations teams, plus MBSE and Agile practices to ensure mission readiness and reliability for critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree ok with fewer years.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• Experience in DoD, aerospace, cyber, or mission environments.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and lifecycle support.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities across the lifecycle including requirements, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, interface definitions, system diagrams, baselines, and architecture artifacts.
• Coordinate hardware, software, network, and mission systems integration in operational environments.
• Assist with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical problem resolution.
• Support sustainment engineering and change activities for mission systems.
• Collaborate with software, cybersecurity, integration, and operations teams to ensure readiness.

Skills

Systems engineering

Documentation

Cross-team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Windows/Linux expertize

Education

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years experience

Master's degree (0+ with Master's)

Tools

Windows OS

Linux OS

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to support NORAD/NCMC-ITW/AA and related missions at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. You will assist with requirements analysis, system integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment across space, missile warning, and C2 systems in a DoD environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering, software, cybersecurity, and operations teams, plus MBSE and Agile practices to ensure mission readiness and reliability for critical