Senior Space Systems Engineer – Onsite in VA, TS/SCI

Peraton; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Space Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA, to lead multi-disciplinary efforts across requirements, solutions, reliability, and test for GEOINT programs in NSG and DoD/IC contexts. On-site role requiring top-level security access and OCI/OCIs where applicable.

The candidate will apply MBSE methods, space environment analyses, and space weather/threat modeling to ensure mission success, with a strong emphasis on data handling across classification levels.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Engineering with 18+ years of experience or PhD in Engineering with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications.
• Experience with space related activities (SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis).
• Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels.
• Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs.
• Experience with space environments and space asset threat assessments.
• Experience with physics models including space weather effects and threat/damage analysis.
• Experience with space object measurement.
• Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO.
• Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Responsibilities

• Embrace a multi-discipline approach to Space systems engineering to ensure GEOINT timeliness and accuracy.
• Support requirements and solutions engineering across CAP/SAP architectures in NSG/DoD/IC contexts.
• Contribute to reliability, resiliency, services deployment, and test & evaluation efforts.

Skills

IPS/SSA integration

Space activity experience

Multi-level data handling

Space enterprise information needs

Space environment knowledge

Space weather and threat analysis

Space object measurement

NRO/SAO or AF SPO familiarity

MBSE processes/tools/languages

SCI/Poly clearance readiness

Education

Master’s in Engineering with 18+ years experience OR PhD in Engineering with 10+ years experience

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Space Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA, to lead multi-disciplinary efforts across requirements, solutions, reliability, and test for GEOINT programs in NSG and DoD/IC contexts. On-site role requiring top-level security access and OCI/OCIs where applicable.

The candidate will apply MBSE methods, space environment analyses, and space weather/threat modeling to ensure mission success, with a strong emphasis on data handling across classification levels.