Systems Engineer - International Solutions

$104,000 - $166,000/Yr

Peraton - Springfield, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Springfield, VA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

The Systems Engineer - International Solutions position at Peraton involves a multi-disciplinary approach to various engineering tasks within the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG) and the Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG). This role is critical in ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) services. The successful candidate will engage in requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis. The position requires collaboration with federal agencies to enhance existing systems and develop new solutions that meet mission requirements. Key responsibilities include conducting thorough planning and analysis of user requirements, ensuring traceability of architectures, and automating or improving existing systems. The engineer will also review cloud service capabilities and scheduling limitations to optimize performance. A significant aspect of the role is to develop solution designs based on comprehensive analysis and emerging technologies, while also mentoring junior engineers to build their skill sets. The Systems Engineer will assist the government in capturing and translating mission and customer requirements into actionable systems and capability requirements. This includes supporting the analysis and allocation of requirements to system architecture components and executing relevant programs. The role also involves performing systems integration activities, conducting Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), and engaging in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design. The ability to solve complex problems, lead teams, and work independently with minimal supervision is essential for success in this position.

Responsibilities

• Conducts requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
• Conducts planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Develops solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology and mentor Junior Engineers in developing these skill sets.
• Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities.
• Assists with Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
• Ability to solve complex problems, lead a team(s) and work independently and proactively with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Six years of technical experience working in government or industry is required. If the 6 years' experience is as a Systems Engineer, it may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Six years of experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Experience communicating and collaborating both within and external to organization.

Nice-to-haves

• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• INCOSE Associate System Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification.
• Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Membership or active participation in any of the following professional organizations: ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, USGIF.
• Working knowledge of photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
• Metadata background
• NITF skillset.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $104,000 - $166,000 based on experience and other factors.
• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer policies.