Senior Level Systems Engineer

Peraton; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support GEOINT initiatives within NSG/ASG and other federal agencies. You will provide technical leadership across requirements, design, integration, and performance analysis to deliver resilient, enterprise-scale capabilities.

The role emphasizes guiding engineering teams through the lifecycle and collaborating with government stakeholders to translate mission needs into effective system solutions, in a fully onsite setting in VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM field; substitutions allowed for experience.
• 12+ years of experience in DoD/IC programs with systems engineering & PPBES knowledge.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain it and pass a polygraph.
• Experience across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor mid-level and junior systems engineers across lifecycle phases.
• Provide guidance in requirements, solution, integration, testing, and performance analysis.
• Develop and evaluate designs based on mission needs and enterprise architecture.
• Support cross-platform systems integration across multiple programs.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

DoD/IC programs experience

NSG/ASG/NRO environments

Technical leadership

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Tools

MBSE

Digital Engineering toolsets

Job description

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM discipline including Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
  • Additional experience may be substituted for education (4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree).
• 12+ years of relevant experience supporting government or industry programs involving:
  • DoD or Intelligence Community acquisition processes
  • Requirements engineering
  • PPBES processes
  • Systems engineering for large, complex System-of-Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture environments across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructures
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current NSG, ASG, and NRO enterprise environments.
• Previous experience supporting NGA and/or NSG/ASG programs.
• Previous experience supporting Intelligence Community or DoD programs.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain SCI eligibility and successfully pass a polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM discipline.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), associated processes, tools, and modeling languages.
• Experience with Digital Engineering methodologies and toolsets.
• Familiarity with modern Software Development Frameworks.
• INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.
• Professional experience supporting GEOINT programs or initiatives.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Active membership or leadership participation in professional organizations such as ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:
  • Photogrammetry
  • Remote sensing
  • Image science
  • Information science
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Geomatics
  • Related geospatial disciplines

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support mission-critical geospatial intelligence initiatives across the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and other Federal Government agencies. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across the systems engineering lifecycle, guiding engineering teams through requirements development, solution design, systems integration, and performance analysis to deliver resilient, enterprise-scale capabilities that support the GEOINT mission.

This position is ideal for a systems engineer with deep experience supporting complex DoD or Intelligence Community programs and a strong understanding of systems engineering principles within cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Key ResponsibilitiesSystems Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Lead and mentor mid-level and junior systems engineers across all phases of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance in requirements engineering, solution engineering, integration, testing, reliability, resiliency, maintainability, and performance analysis.
• Develop and evaluate system designs based on mission requirements, emerging technologies, and enterprise architecture.
• Support systems integration efforts across multiple platforms, services, and organizations.

Requirements & Architecture

• Partner with government stakeholders to capture, analyze, and translate mission and customer needs into system and capability requirements.
• Support requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, and architecture development.
• Evaluate cloud service capabilities, workflows, automation opportunities, and scheduling constraints to improve existing systems.
• Assist with the analysis and allocation of requirements to system architecture components and implementation programs.

Engineering Analysis & Mission Support

• Conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments.
• Support strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, interface design, and risk management activities.
• Integrate systems, services, processes, and interfaces across large-scale acquisition programs spanning organizational and agency boundaries.

Location: This position is fully onsite in Chantilly or Springfield, VA.