Junior Level Systems Engineer

2026-166658

CAtegory:

Engineering

Clearance:

Top Secret/SCI with Poly

Location:

Chantilly
,
Virginia

Telecommute:

No remote/telework allowed
About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview
Engineering modernization and integration practices to include Digital Engineering and Agile at Scale for all of NGA, NSG, and ASG.
About The Role

Junior-level Systems Engineers support the design, analysis, integration, and sustainment of enterprise systems across the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and Federal Agency environments. Working alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders, this role contributes to systems engineering activities that support reliable, resilient, and mission-critical GEOINT capabilities across complex system-of-systems architectures.

This position supports requirements analysis, systems integration, technical planning, and engineering assessments within cloud-enabled and distributed environments to help ensure timely and accurate mission operations.

Key Responsibilities

Systems Engineering & Integration

  • Support systems engineering activities across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agency environments
  • Assist with requirements engineering, systems integration, test and evaluation, reliability, resiliency, and maintainability efforts
  • Support the analysis and allocation of requirements across systems architecture components and programs
  • Assist in performing systems integration activities across enterprise environments

Requirements & Solution Development

  • Assist with capturing and translating mission and customer requirements into technical solutions and system capabilities
  • Support requirements traceability, architecture analysis, workflow evaluation, and scheduling assessments
  • Contribute to solution designs based on operational requirements and emerging technologies
  • Assist with cloud service capability assessments and system improvement initiatives

Technical Analysis & Mission Support

  • Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Action (CoA) evaluations, trade studies, and engineering assessments
  • Assist with strategic technical planning, project coordination, risk management, and interface design activities
  • Collaborate with engineering teams and government stakeholders to support mission objectives and enterprise modernization efforts

Ideal Candidate Profile

This role is ideal for an early-career systems engineer with a strong technical foundation and an interest in supporting complex, mission-critical enterprise environments. The ideal candidate is analytical, collaborative, and eager to develop experience across systems engineering, integration, and enterprise architecture within the GEOINT and Intelligence Community mission space.

Location

Fully onsite in Chantilly, VA

 

Qualifications

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 & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical/STEM field including Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline
  • 4 additional years' of equivalent junior-level Systems Engineering experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • Junior-level systems engineering experience in government or industry environments
  • TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly

Desired Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, tools, and languages
  • Familiarity with Software Development Frameworks and modern system development practices
  • Experience supporting cloud-enabled or distributed enterprise systems environments
Details

Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.&nbsp;By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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