Senior Systems Engineer, TS/SCI w/Poly

Peraton; West Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus plan

Enhanced benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Maryland to lead systems engineering efforts on national security programs. The role focuses on translating user requirements into CONOPS and high-level architectures, and guiding cross‑disciplinary teams across lifecycle stages.

The candidate will collaborate with users to refine requirements, evaluate solutions, and conduct feasibility studies. As the primary technical lead, you will ensure integration of requirements and enable technologies with

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• 20 years of Systems Engineering experience on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity, with demonstrated expertise in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline; in lieu of a degree, an additional five years of relevant Systems Engineering experience may be substituted

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements and develop CONOPS and high-level system architectures to derive comprehensive system requirements specifications.
• Lead the analysis of system requirements and drive design and development activities across the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with users to refine and formalize requirements, evaluate alternative solutions, and conduct feasibility studies to inform decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership across the full system lifecycle, including requirements elicitation, analysis, functional allocation, architecture development, interface definition, integration, testing, and end-to-end data flow analysis for complex hardware/software systems.
• Develop and deliver metrics, statistics, and visual reporting to support communications such as newsletters.

Skills

Systems Engineering leadership

Data flow requirements

CONOPS development

Stakeholder coordination

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Twenty (20) years of Systems Engineering experience on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity, with demonstrated expertise in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution; in lieu of a degree, an additional five (5) years of relevant Systems Engineering experience may be substituted

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

The System Engineer analyzes user requirements and develops Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and high-level system architectures to derive comprehensive system requirements specifications. This role leads the analysis of system requirements and drives design and development activities across the lifecycle.

The System Engineer collaborates closely with users to refine and formalize requirements, evaluates alternative solutions, and conducts feasibility studies to inform decision-making. As the primary Technical Lead, this individual ensures the seamless integration of requirements, system design, and enabling technologies.

• Demonstrated experience in developing, documenting, and implementing data flow requirements.
• Proven ability to plan, design, and integrate secure, compliant data flow solutions aligned with legal, policy, and regulatory directives.
• Familiarity with mission data formats across multiple organizations and systems.
• Experience reviewing, processing, and generating Dataflow Management Requests (DMRs).
• Ability to translate analytical needs into clear, actionable data and system requirements.
• Experience providing customer support to address data flow inquiries, including NPE requests, data remarking, and related data actions.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders and provide status updates on ERB-related topics; represent the organization in external forums and meetings.
• Provide technical leadership across the full system lifecycle, including requirements elicitation, analysis, functional allocation, architecture development, interface definition, integration, testing, and end-to-end data flow analysis for complex hardware/software systems.
• Develop and deliver metrics, statistics, and visual reporting (e.g., charts and graphics) to support communications such as newsletters.

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