Senior Systems Engineer — Space & Missile Defense Ops

Peraton; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking qualified candidates to support NORAD and USSPACECOM operations at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex under the NCMC-ITW/AA and NISSC III contracts. The role focuses on operating, maintaining, and sustaining critical national mission systems to deliver resilient threat warning and space capabilities for national defense.

The Lead Systems Engineer will supervise requirements analysis, system integration, and modernization across complex space, missile warning, and C2 systems, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required, ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI access required.
• 8+ years leading complex engineering projects while managing technical performance, schedules, staffing, and budgets.
• 8+ years developing project requirements in partnership with PMOs and TPOCs, including technical scope, staffing plans, schedules, performance criteria, CDRLs, and project kickoff activities.
• Experience using CAME, or related tools.
• MS Project experience or related tracking tools.
• Extensive experience with Model Based Systems Engineering concepts and application and tools to develop and manage requirements.
• Familiarization with agile development process and ability to utilize the process to accomplish requirements and tasks to meet Customer objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, senior leadership, and government customers.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply System of Systems Engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering, integration, sustainment engineering, and digital engineering activities supporting NORAD/USSPACECOM within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex environment.
• Oversee requirements analysis, system integration, technical baseline management, modernization, testing, sustainment, and operational engineering efforts across space, missile warning, and C2 systems.
• Mentor engineers and partner with government stakeholders to solve critical IC problems.
• Provide technical leadership as senior engineering authority and primary technical POC.
• Define project scope, technical requirements, schedules, staffing, performance metrics, and CDRLs with PMO/TPOCs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile methodologies

Model Based Systems Engineering

Systems engineering

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience

Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience

Tools

MS Project

CAME

Job description

Peraton is seeking qualified candidates to support NORAD and USSPACECOM operations at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex under the NCMC-ITW/AA and NISSC III contracts. The role focuses on operating, maintaining, and sustaining critical national mission systems to deliver resilient threat warning and space capabilities for national defense.

The Lead Systems Engineer will supervise requirements analysis, system integration, and modernization across complex space, missile warning, and C2 systems, while