Senior System Engineer

Peraton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton, based in Washington, DC, is seeking a senior systems engineer to design and evaluate end-to-end systems through their entire life cycle. You will translate customer needs into system requirements and work with multiple disciplines to define lower-level implementation details.

The role involves verification, validation planning, and collaboration with business development to shape requirements. The candidate should have a minimum PhD/MS/BS with extensive experience, U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience: 12 years with BS/BA; 10 years with MS/MA; 7 years with Ph.D.
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain DOE clearance

Responsibilities

• Designs and evaluates end-to-end systems throughout their life cycle.
• Generates requirements from customer descriptions, planning and acquisition logistics.
• Ensures compliance with client and government standards via formal verification.
• Coordinates development of standards and procedures for the product.
• Participates in design reviews and develops verification and validation procedures.
• Supports business development through customer liaison.

Skills

US Citizenship

DOE clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree (BS/BA)

Master's degree (MS/MA)

Doctorate (Ph.D.)

Tools

Job description

Responsibilities

Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics. Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development. Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower-level detailed requirements. Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation. Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.

Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Department of Energy clearance

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

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

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