Senior Systems Engineer

Peraton; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Senior Systems Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance to support lifecycle engineering across multiple programs. You will gather requirements, define interfaces, assess risks, and brief stakeholders on complex technical content.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of relevant experience with advanced degrees or 12+ years with a BS/BA, and hands-on work in laptop/mobile/OS domains. Strong communication and a proactive, multi-project mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Minimum years of experience based on degree: 12+ with BS/BA, 10+ with MS/MA, 8+ with PhD.
• 5+ years as a Systems Engineer.
• Experience with Laptop, Mobile and/or OS domains.
• Experience in Agile development environments is highly desired.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to brief complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-starter who can manage multiple fast-paced projects and work in a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customer and stakeholders to understand mission needs and develop concepts of operations.
• Capture and document User, Functional, and Technical requirements.
• Analyze and allocate requirements to systems and segments.
• Define interfaces and validate designs, plans, and testing artifacts.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Communication skills

Agile experience

Self-starter

Stakeholder briefing

Education

BS/BA with 12+ years experience

MS/MA with 10+ years experience

PhD with 8+ years experience

Job description

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 8 years with Ph.D.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer providing the above services
• Experience working in Laptop, Mobile and/or OS domains
• Experience working in Agile development environments (highly desired)
• Strong written, communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to prepare and brief complex technical and non-technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Be a self-starter who will take initiative for helping manage key parts of complex technical developments.
• Possess a desire and ability to work on multiple fast-paced projects and be willing and able to aggressively learn the activities and focus of the organization.
• Must be comfortable working in a dynamic team environment.

The ideal Senior Systems Engineerwill possess the knowledge and technical expertise to support the team during the entire Systems Engineering life cycle. We are seeking a forward leaning self-starter capable of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast paced environment. They will be expected to support multiple efforts and will assist the customer in making informed decisions related to requirements and developments. Candidate will perform traditional Systems Engineering activities to include the following tasks/duties:

• Collaborate with customer and stakeholders to understand mission needs then develop Concept of operations documents
• Capture and document User, Functional, and Technical requirements
• Perform analysis and allocation of requirements to systems and segments
• Communicate requirements to external solution providers and validate their design, planning, and testing artifacts.
• Define and validate interfaces between systems.
• Review engineering and programmatic artifacts and provide assessment on their accuracy, completeness, and realism.
• Provide project management support, development of project plans, integration and test support and initial solution definition
• Coordinate and participate in technical exchange meetings (TEMS)
• Identify technical, CI and operational risks and recommend mitigations.
• Creating briefings to support Control Gates