Systems Engineer – Aviation Weather & NAS Integration

Peraton; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

HSA

Short-term disability

EAP

Parental leave

401(k)

PTO

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Systems Engineer – Aviation Weather & NAS Integration to support the FAA's BNATCS program, driving modernization of aviation weather capabilities for NAS. You will serve as an integration point among aviation weather systems, FAA stakeholders, subcontractors, and partners, working remotely with travel to Washington, D.C.

The role emphasizes engineering collaboration across teams to keep requirements, interfaces, schedules, risks, and deliverables aligned through the project

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with extensive experience; advanced degrees preferred.
• Experience managing complex technical projects involving engineering, infrastructure modernization, or aviation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering support for aviation weather modernization activities and the integration of weather observation systems with the broader National Airspace System (NAS).
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities to ensure technical products and deliverables are completed on schedule and with quality.
• Assist with development of implementation strategies, migration planning, and technical transition activities; support technical reviews and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Systems engineering

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

BS/BA in technical field

MS/MA

PhD

AS

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Shape the Future of America's Skies with PeratonPeraton is seeking a Systems Engineer – Aviation Weather & NAS Integration to support the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) program.This role supports the modernization of aviation weather capabilities that are critical to the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS). You will serve as a key engineering integration point between aviation weather systems, engineering teams, FAA stakeholders, subcontractors, and implementation partners.You do not need to have experience with every aviation weather system listed below to be successful. We are interested in engineers with strong systems engineering, systems integration, technical coordination, or engineering project experience who are interested in applying those skills to aviation weather modernization.Position OverviewIn this role, you will support engineering execution for the Alaska Weather Needs Package, with a focus on the integration and modernization of aviation weather observation systems such as Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS), Visual Weather Observation Systems (VWOS), and Weather Camera Systems (WCAM).You will help ensure that technical requirements, system interfaces, engineering activities, schedules, risks, and deliverables remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.This is a highly collaborative role. You will work across engineering, program management, quality, safety, cybersecurity, contracts, logistics, procurement, and other functional organizations while coordinating with FAA representatives, subcontractors, and installation partners.Location: Remote, but will require travel to Washington, D.C.This position supports aviation weather modernization activities for Alaska while being based remotely.

What You Will Do

Systems Engineering & NAS Integration

Provide systems engineering support for aviation weather modernization activities and the integration of weather observation systems with the broader National Airspace System (NAS). Analyze and coordinate system interfaces, dependencies, and data flows between weather observation systems and interconnected NAS systems. Help maintain visibility into system interactions, technical dependencies, risks, assumptions, and decisions. Support requirements development, analysis, traceability, and verification activities. Identify technical issues and coordinate with appropriate engineering organizations to drive issues through resolution. Support technical reviews, program briefings, status updates, and stakeholder communications.

Engineering Coordination & Project Execution

Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities to ensure technical products, engineering analyses, drawings, reports, and implementation packages are completed accurately and on schedule. Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, action-item trackers, risk registers, technical deliverable schedules, and other project-management tools. Track technical issues, risks, assumptions, dependencies, and decisions through resolution. Maintain traceability between requirements, site survey findings, engineering recommendations, project decisions, and final deliverables. Coordinate technical discussions and working sessions with FAA representatives, engineering teams, subcontractors, installation partners, and internal functional organizations. Support preparation, quality review, and delivery of technical reports, engineering recommendations, requirements documentation, and implementation packages. Assist with development of implementation strategies, migration planning, and technical transition activities. Recommend process improvements that improve engineering execution, documentation quality, and schedule performance.

AWOS & Aviation Weather Engineering

Support engineering activities for AWOS weather observation projects, including pre-site surveys, site investigations, engineering drawings, and technical transmittals. Coordinate the development and review of AWOS engineering packages to ensure alignment with FAA siting requirements, Airport Layout Plans (ALP), and applicable modular scalability standards. Coordinate engineering design deliverables, including vicinity maps, project location plans, site development drawings, grading and storm drainage plans, and equipment pad designs. Ensure site plans appropriately reflect existing and proposed conditions, electrical service and trenching requirements, and known concurrent projects. Coordinate engineering activities related to AWOS-C equipment and site-specific implementation requirements. Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to identify and resolve site, design, interface, and implementation constraints.

Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Coordination

Coordinate closely with Engineering, Quality, Safety, Cybersecurity, Contracts, Logistics, Procurement, and Program Controls organizations. Support procurement planning by identifying long-lead materials, equipment dependencies, and implementation constraints. Facilitate technical discussions and support technical decision-making among internal teams, FAA stakeholders, subcontractors, and installation partners. Provide clear communication regarding project status, technical issues, risks, dependencies, and required decisions. Support successful execution of engineering activities from planning and design through implementation and transition.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience with a BS/BA; 10 years with an MS/MA; 7 years with a Ph.D.; 14 years with an AS; or 16 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex technical projects involving engineering, infrastructure modernization, telecommunications, aviation systems, or other mission-critical environments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams across multiple organizations.
• Experience managing technical schedules, risks, action items, deliverables, and customer communications.
• Experience developing engineering documentation, technical reports, implementation plans, requirements packages, or acquisition documentation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in dynamic and complex environments.
• Experience working directly with Government customers and senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT), National Airspace System (NAS), or other aviation modernization programs.
• Experience with aviation weather systems, including AWOS, ASOS, VWOS, WCAM, weather sensors, environmental monitoring systems, or related airport infrastructure.
• Familiarity with FAA siting requirements, Airport Layout Plans (ALP), NAS interface standards, data flows, and systems integration requirements.
• Experience coordinating remote field site surveys, engineering assessments, installation activities, or site readiness efforts.
• Knowledge of airport communications, networking, power infrastructure, environmental systems, and other site readiness considerations.
• Familiarity with FAA engineering, quality assurance, configuration management, safety, and acquisition processes.
• Experience supporting system implementation, testing, integration, verification, validation, or operational transition.
• Experience using Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar project management and collaboration tools.
• Agile experience is desirable; however, the primary focus of this position is high-level systems engineering, technical project execution, and NAS integration coordination.

Target Salary Range $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at benefits.

EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.