Senior Systems Engineer – GEOINT & Architecture Leader

Peraton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks an Expert Systems Engineer to provide senior-level technical leadership across GEOINT systems. You will translate mission needs into technical requirements and guide architecture, integration, and testing across NSG/ASG and federal agencies.

The role demands extensive DoD/IC program experience, TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain SCI, and leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams onsite in Chantilly or Springfield, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field, or equivalent experience (4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non‑STEM degree).
• 18+ years of experience in DoD/IC acquisition, requirements, PPBES, or systems engineering of large complex systems.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support Government leadership in requirements, architecture, scheduling, reliability, and analysis.
• Plan, analyze, and establish traceability for requirements and system problems.
• Translate mission needs into system and capability requirements and solutions.
• Allocate requirements across architecture components and programs.
• Evaluate cloud service capabilities and scheduling limitations.
• Lead AoAs, CoAs, and engineering assessments while advising on design changes.
• Apply systems engineering lifecycle principles across large environments.
• Coordinate systems integration across enterprise environments.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

GEOINT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Peraton seeks an Expert Systems Engineer to provide senior-level technical leadership across GEOINT systems. You will translate mission needs into technical requirements and guide architecture, integration, and testing across NSG/ASG and federal agencies.

The role demands extensive DoD/IC program experience, TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain SCI, and leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams onsite in Chantilly or Springfield, VA.