Senior SATCOM Systems Engineer - MBSE & Mission Planning

Peraton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Discretionary bonus plan

Subsidized benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer to support mission-planning and system integration across a multi-system environment. You will help shape requirements, architectures, interface definitions, and engineering products to ensure alignment and traceability with program objectives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to disciplined engineering processes, and advance data, AI/ML, and MBSE initiatives while supporting ground systems and Agile workflows.

Qualifications

• Associates degree and 10+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cloud Computing, or related field and 8+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR a master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cloud Computing, or related field and 6+ years of experience in a systems engineering related field; OR a Ph.D. and 3+ years of experience.
• This position requires a minimum Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
• Experience contributing to systems‑engineering activities such as requirements development, architecture definition, interface analysis, or verification support.
• Demonstrated experience developing and interpreting Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and supporting interface integration across system components.
• Proven ability to analyze system behaviors, data dependencies, and integration needs in support of mission‑planning and component‑level design.
• Experience collaborating with software, data, AI/ML, MBSE, and test teams to support integration of technical inputs, outputs, assumptions, and validation methods.
• Ability to identify and communicate technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges within multi‑component system environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback and refinement for mission‑level specifications in coordination with the system integrator and engineering teams.
• Support development of requirements, architectures, use cases, technical analyses, interface definitions, and system‑level roadmaps.
• Define component‑level requirements derived from operational needs, system behaviors, and stakeholder priorities.
• Lead or support generation and implementation of Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Contribute to the creation of requirement‑verification artifacts for mission‑planning and component specifications.
• Work with data, AI/ML, software, and systems‑engineering teams to integrate required data sources, model inputs, outputs, assumptions, and validation methods.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, integration challenges, sequencing concerns, and capability gaps across system‑engineering activities.
• Ensure systems‑engineering efforts remain aligned with program objectives, MBSE practices, CTO advanced analytics initiatives, and stakeholder needs.
• Support engineering activities related to ground systems and Agile‑based development workflows.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Interface analysis

Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

MBSE

Cross‑functional collaboration

Data/AI integration

Risk identification

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Associate degree + 10+ years experience in Systems Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Cloud Computing or related field + 8+ years

Master’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Cloud Computing or related field + 6+ years

Ph.D. with 3+ years experience

Job description

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer to support mission-planning and system integration across a multi-system environment. You will help shape requirements, architectures, interface definitions, and engineering products to ensure alignment and traceability with program objectives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to disciplined engineering processes, and advance data, AI/ML, and MBSE initiatives while supporting ground systems and Agile workflows.