Systems Engineer - Open IT Solutions

$146,000 - $234,000/Yr

Peraton - Springfield, VA

Full-time - Senior

Springfield, VA

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

About the position

Expert Systems Engineers at Peraton play a crucial role in leading engineering teams to adopt a multi-discipline approach to various engineering processes. This includes requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG), and Federal Agencies. The primary goal is to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence). The responsibilities of this position involve assisting the Government in directing various engineering processes, including planning, analysis, and traceability of user requirements and architectures. The Expert Systems Engineer will also review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations, advising on proposed changes to solution designs based on thorough analysis of requirements and emerging technologies. Furthermore, the role includes capturing and translating mission and customer requirements into systems and capability requirements, supporting the allocation of these requirements to systems architecture components, and executing programs effectively. In addition, the Expert Systems Engineer will lead Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. They will assist in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design. The position requires providing expert advice to the Government regarding vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments. The role operates at a high level, integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across various organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries. A demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises is essential, as is the ability to oversee and coordinate the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
• Assist with planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems.
• Review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Advise the Government on proposed changes to solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• Capture and translate mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Support the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Perform systems integration activities.
• Lead Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assist in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.
• Provide expert advice to the Government in relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments.
• Integrate multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related technical/scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• 18 years of technical experience is required; if the 18 years' experience is as a Systems Engineer, it may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 18 years of working 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 with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Nice-to-haves

• Doctorate in Systems Engineering or related technical/scientific fields.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools, and languages.
• Software Development Framework certification.
• Licensure as a professional engineer.
• Membership or leadership participation in professional organizations such as ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, USGIF.
• Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies.
• Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.
• Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.