Senior Systems Engineer & Technical Advisor

Peraton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton, a leader in national security, seeks a Systems Engineer for our Virginia-based team in McLean to support the Systems development lifecycle and advise on best practices. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities on site.

The ideal candidate holds an active TS/SCI with polygraph, 8+ years in systems engineering (or advanced degrees equivalents), strong communication skills, and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s and 6+ years; or PhD and 3+ years.
• 2+ years of experience providing services for an engineering-related mission (cyber ops, comms, supply chain, asset tracking, or deep-sea communications).
• Experience designing, developing, evaluating, and modifying end-to-end systems through their life cycle.
• Experience in design reviews.
• SETA experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to brief complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-starter; capable of managing key parts of complex technical developments.
• Willingness to travel; able to work in a dynamic team environment.
• Cultural competency; experience relating to USPACOM region.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems through their life cycle.
• Generates quantifiable requirements from customer description and system planning.
• Ensures requirements meet client and government standards via verification.
• Translates high-level strategies into system requirements specifications.
• Establishes development standards, practices, and procedures.
• Designs interfaces and integrates system elements.
• Assesses performance with evaluation criteria and TP measures.
• Serves as customer liaison for business development and requirements.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation.
• Reviews design components for traceability and compliance.

Skills

Clearance TS/SCI with Polygraph

Systems Engineering

Strong communication

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in related field

PhD in technical field

Job description

Peraton, a leader in national security, seeks a Systems Engineer for our Virginia-based team in McLean to support the Systems development lifecycle and advise on best practices. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities on site.

The ideal candidate holds an active TS/SCI with polygraph, 8+ years in systems engineering (or advanced degrees equivalents), strong communication skills, and willingness to travel up to 25%.