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Overview:
The Expert Systems Engineer will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and Federal Agencies. This role drives the full systems engineering lifecycle—requirements analysis, solution design, integration, testing, and sustainment—to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of GEOINT capabilities.
Leadership & Mentorship:
Guide and mentor Mid-, Junior-, and Senior-level Systems Engineers across all phases of systems engineering, including requirements development, solution design, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, testing, and maintainability.
Systems Integration:
Lead the integration of commercial imagery and imagery-derived products across NSG, ASG, and partner Federal Agencies.
Requirements & Architecture Management:
Oversee the planning, analysis, and traceability of user and architecture requirements. Identify and implement improvements to existing systems, workflows, and cloud service capabilities.
Technical Advisory:
Provide expert recommendations to Government stakeholders on solution design changes, technology adoption, and systems modernization strategies.
Mission Translation:
Capture and translate mission and customer needs into actionable system and capability requirements, ensuring alignment with program and enterprise goals.
Analysis & Assessments:
Lead Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments to support data-driven decision-making.
Strategic Planning & Risk Management:
Direct strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk mitigation, and interface design activities.
Cross-Agency Integration:
Operate at the enterprise level—integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, departmental, and national boundaries.
Government Support:
Advise on vision, strategy, and capability development to advance the mission and technical goals of the GEOINT community.
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.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related STEM discipline (e.g., Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems).
Equivalent experience may substitute for education:
4 additional years with no degree, or
2 additional years with a non-STEM degree.
Experience:
18+ years of experience in government or industry in one or more of the following areas:
DoD/IC Acquisition Processes
Requirements and PPBES Processes
Systems engineering for large, complex Systems of Systems (SoS) or Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) in cloud, on-premise, or hybrid environments.
18+ years of experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, with a strong understanding of all phases from concept to deployment and sustainment.
Proven expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information science, GIS, geomatics, or related technical domains.
Extensive hands-on experience in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) operations or engineering.
In-depth knowledge of NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
Previous experience supporting NGA or other NSG/ASG programs or projects.
Prior involvement in Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) programs.
Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain SCI eligibility and pass a polygraph.
Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field.
Certifications:
INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)
Software Development Framework certification
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
Proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, processes, and languages.
Experience developing engineering solutions using:
Cloud-based technologies
Structured and unstructured Big Data
Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies
Membership or leadership participation in professional organizations such as:
ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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