Expert Level Systems Engineer

We are seeking an Expert Systems Engineer to serve as a technical authority and strategic advisor, guiding the design, integration, and optimization of complex systems across the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and partner Federal Agencies. This role supports Government leadership in applying a multi-disciplinary engineering approach—spanning requirements engineering, solution design, reliability, resiliency, integration, testing, and sustainment—to deliver accurate, timely, and mission-ready GEOINT capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Oversight

• Advise and support Government leadership in directing multi-disciplinary engineering efforts across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.

• Ensure systems meet mission objectives and enterprise standards for performance, scalability, and resiliency.

Enterprise Systems Engineering

• Lead activities across requirements engineering, solution design, scheduling, services development, system integration, testing, maintainability, and lifecycle analysis for large-scale, interagency systems.

Requirements & Architecture Management

• Oversee planning, analysis, and traceability of user and system requirements, architectures, and workflows.

• Enhance automation, streamline processes, and align solutions with evolving cloud capabilities and enterprise objectives.

Technology & Solution Advisory

• Advise Government leadership on proposed system design changes based on emerging technologies, evolving requirements, and strategic priorities.

• Ensure technical excellence and mission relevance across systems.

Mission Translation & Capability Development

• Capture and translate mission and customer needs into actionable system and capability requirements.

• Maintain traceability throughout system architecture and program execution.

Integration & Analysis

• Lead system integration efforts and direct Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments.

• Inform decision-making and optimize solution delivery.

Strategic Planning & Governance

• Provide input on strategic technical planning, performance engineering, project management, risk management, and interface design.

• Ensure engineering efforts align with enterprise and mission goals.

Enterprise Coordination

• Operate at the enterprise integration level, coordinating across multiple Major Systems Acquisitions.

• Bridge organizational, agency, departmental, and national boundaries to ensure unity of effort and interoperability.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Provide authoritative insight on NSG, ASG, and NRO enterprise operations, architectures, and modernization initiatives.

• Drive coherence and alignment across the GEOINT enterprise.

Team Leadership

• Oversee and coordinate Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-Level Systems Engineer teams.

• Ensure consistent technical quality, alignment, and mission delivery across all engineering activities.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, 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.

Skills & Experience

Required

• Education: Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical/scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or other STEM degree.

  • Equivalent Experience: Up to 4 additional years of relevant experience may substitute for no degree, or 2 additional years may substitute for a non-STEM degree.

• Experience: 18+ years of relevant government or industry experience, including work in:

  • DoD/IC Acquisition Processes

  • Requirements Development and Management

  • PPBES Process

  • Systems engineering for large, complex Systems of Systems (SoS) or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)/Cloud environments

• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with the systems engineering lifecycle.

• Prior experience supporting NGA, NSG, or ASG programs/projects.

• Security Clearance: TS/SCI adjudication or eligibility to obtain SCI and successfully pass a polygraph.

Desired

• Education: Doctorate in Systems Engineering or related technical/scientific field (as listed above).

• Certifications & Professional Credentials:

  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) expertise and tool experience

  • Software Development Framework certification

  • INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification

  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

• Professional Affiliations: Membership or leadership participation in organizations such as:

  • ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, USGIF

• Extensive experience in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) operations and solutions engineering.

• Technical expertise in cloud-based solutions, including: SOA, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service.

• Experience designing solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data, automation, augmentation, and artificial intelligence technologies.

• Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems (GIS), geomatics, or related disciplines.