Expert Systems Engineer - Sensor Integration

Join our team as an Expert Systems Engineer, leading multi-disciplinary engineering efforts across the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and Federal Agencies. In this expert-level role, you’ll help ensure the delivery of timely, accurate Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) by driving excellence in systems design, integration, and performance across complex mission environments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and system analysis activities across NSG, ASG, and partner agencies.

• Plan and conduct requirements analysis and traceability, architecture traceability, and workflow assessments to improve or automate existing systems.

• Evaluate cloud service capabilities, workflow performance, and scheduling limitations to optimize system efficiency.

• Advise government stakeholders on technical solutions, design changes, and the application of emerging technologies.

• Capture and translate mission and customer needs into system and capability requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

• Support the allocation of requirements to system architecture components and executing programs.

• Conduct and support Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments to guide strategic decisions.

• Perform and coordinate systems integration and interface design activities across programs and architectures.

• Contribute to strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, and risk management to achieve mission success.

• Provide expert-level insight linking vision, strategy, needs, requirements, and process development to strengthen capability delivery.

• Operate at the enterprise level, integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions (MSAs) across organizational, agency, departmental, and national boundaries.

• Oversee and mentor Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level Systems Engineers, ensuring consistent quality, collaboration, and technical excellence across projects.

Why Join Us

As part of our mission-focused engineering team, you’ll work on some of the nation’s most critical geospatial intelligence programs—helping advance innovation, improve system performance, and ensure the success of the GEOINT enterprise.

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.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical/scientific discipline such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or another STEM-related field.

  • Equivalent Experience Option: An additional 4 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree, or 2 years of additional experience may substitute for a non-STEM degree.

Experience

• 18+ years of professional experience in government or industry within one or more of the following areas:

  • DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, or PPBES Process

  • Systems engineering of large, complex Systems of Systems (SoS) or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments deployed in cloud, on-premise, or hybrid infrastructures

• 18+ years of demonstrated expertise and comprehensive understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle

• Proven experience in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems (GIS), or geomatics

• Demonstrated knowledge of the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG), and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

• Previous program/project experience with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and/or NSG/ASG

• Prior work experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) programs

• Extensive background in geospatial disciplines or related technical areas

Clearance

• Active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain SCI and successfully complete a polygraph examination

Desired Qualifications

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related technical/scientific discipline (Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, IT, MIS, or related STEM field)

• INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification

• Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent technical licensure

Technical Expertise

• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles, processes, and tools

• Familiarity with Software Development Frameworks and best practices

• Experience engineering solutions in:

  • Cloud-based environments

  • Big Data architectures (structured and unstructured)

  • Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications

Professional Involvement

• Active membership or leadership participation in one or more of the following professional organizations:

  • American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

  • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

  • Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

  • Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

  • United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)