Systems Engineering (SETA) Advisor

Peraton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in McLean, VA is seeking a Systems Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph to join a SETA mission-support team for a Virginia-based customer.

You will guide development across the system life cycle, conduct design reviews, and advise on engineering best practices, system design, and test plans. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and multiple fast-paced projects.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ years experience; or Master’s with 6+ years; or PhD with 3+ years.
• Minimum of 2+ years in engineering-related mission services (cyber, comms, supply chain, asset tracking, or deep-sea comms).
• Experience designing and modifying end-to-end systems through life cycle.
• Experience in design reviews.
• SETA experience.
• Strong written, communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to brief complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-starter able to lead parts of complex technical developments.
• Willingness to travel and work on multiple fast-paced projects.
• Comfortable working in dynamic team environment.
• Familiarity with USPACOM region beneficial; cultural competency required.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems through their life cycle.
• Generates quantifiable requirements from customer description and design.
• Ensures requirements comply with client and government standards via verification.
• Translates strategies into system requirement specifications and works with teams.
• Establishes and coordinates development standards and procedures.
• Designs interfaces and integrates system elements.
• Assesses performance using technical performance measures.
• Serves as customer liaison for business development and requirements shaping.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation.
• Translates high level product strategies into system requirements and works with multi-discipline teams.
• Generates system-level verification and acceptance tests.
• Reviews test plans and procedures to ensure objectives are met; participates in testing.
• Coordinates with partners to develop technical tools for mission needs.
• Identifies risks and mitigations; assesses vulnerabilities and gaps.
• Evaluates emerging technologies for operational needs.
• Assesses key vulnerabilities and mitigations.
• Evaluates development compliance with requirements.
• Integrates, tests, verifies, and validates end-to-end systems.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Strong written communications

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Willing to travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD

Tools

SETA experience

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• A Bachelor’s Degree and eight (8) years of relevant experience; or a masters degree and six (6) years of relevant experience; or a PhD and three (3) years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of two (2+) years of experience providing services for an engineering-related mission involving either cyber operations, communications, supply chain expertise, military asset tracking, and/or deep-sea communications support.
• Experience in designing, developing, evaluating, and modifying end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
• Experience in design reviews.
• SETA experience.
• Must have strong written, communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to prepare and brief complex technical and non-technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Be a self-starter who will take initiative for helping manage key parts of complex technical developments.
• Possess a desire and ability to work on multiple fast-paced projects and be willing and able to aggressively learn the activities and focus of the organization.
• Must be comfortable working in a dynamic team environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

• The ideal candidate must possess demonstrated cultural competency and the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. Candidates should also have proven experience and/or relevant education specifically related to working within the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of responsibility. Familiarity with the unique geopolitical, social, and cultural dynamics of the USPACOM region is essential for successfully performing in this role.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or higher in a related technical discipline is highly desired.
• Experience in system test plans/procedures is highly desired.
• Previous cyber or technical operations experience.
• Experience working in customer environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Customer's processes and procedures to minimize the learning curve for project/task navigation.
• Demonstrated effective client management skills to include experience managing across offices and organizations.
• Relevant Cultural and language competency is highly desired.

Salary Range Estimates:

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

Peraton is seeking experienced Systems Engineersto join our talented team of technical and business experts providing key operational and mission support to a SI/SETA mission for a customer in Virginia.

The ideal Systems Engineerwill possess the knowledge and technical expertise to support the development team during the Systems development life cycle and advise on engineering best practices, system design reviews, and system test plans and procedures.

Our unique team of technical and business disciplines provide operational support for Systems Engineering and Integration, Mission Planning, and Business Operations to multiple functional mission areas. The team is responsible for the technical design, operations, and mission planning and business operations for the full life cycle of customer specific operations (from concept through development and installation/O&M).

Using a holistic approach, in this role, the Systems Engineer will act as a Technical Advisor/Consultant to critical SI/SETA activities, provide support for intelligence collection operations planning and execution, and serve as a primary interface between the Program customers/stakeholders, the technical development team, and end users. They will ensure robust requirements definitions, execution and development processes, solutions as well as support testing/training in advance of the deployment of technical capabilities. They will be expected to support multiple efforts and will assist the customer in making informed decisions related to requirements and developments. They will also assist with the deployment of technical capabilities while serving as a focal point to balance various equities and operational considerations.

The System Engineer will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

• Designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.
• Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole.
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Serves as customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower-level detailed requirements. Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Coordinate with partners to assist in their development of technical tools beneficial to mission needs.
• Identifies technical, CI and operational risks and recommend mitigations.
• Studies the feasibility and vulnerability of new technical collection capabilities and analyzes gaps.
• Assesses emerging and commercial off the shelf technologies in support of operational requirements and applications.
• Assess key vulnerabilities and single points of failure and recommend mitigations.
• Evaluates, validates, and analyzes technical development compliance with stated requirements.
• Integrates, tests, verifies, and validates end-to-end systems.

This role requires the candidate to perform duties on-site Mon-Fri. May require up to 25% travel, based on customer needs