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Systems Engineering SME

2025-157986

CAtegory:

Engineering

Clearance:

Top Secret/SCI

Location:

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Telecommute:

Remote work allowed 100%
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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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview
About The Role

We are hiring a Specialized Subject Matter Expert to provide technical support for government programs.  This position will be offsite in Huntsville, AL.

 

What you'll do:

  • Provide Specialized Subject Matter and unique experience of at least 20 years providing in-depth technical knowledge and highly specialized Aircraft Survivability applications
  • Guide PM Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) through each phase of the acquisition life cycle.
  • Apply cross domain knowledge of ASE systems with an in-depth knowledge of Ultraviolet (UV) and Infrared (IR) missile warning sensors and processing and countermeasure technologies
  • Provide and apply expertise in Infrared (IR) and Radio Frequency detection and countermeasures, laser detection, and advanced missile seeker technologies
  • Provide and apply expertise in understanding, analyzing, designing, and testing multi-spectral threats.
  • Provide and apply in-depth experience in threat exploitation, as well as characterizing and developing threat detection and defeat techniques
  • Provide specialized experience and expertise defining ASE Technical Performance Parameters (TPM) and assessing Technology Readiness
  • Provide specialized experience and expertise in reliability testing of ASE systems
  • Provide specialized experience and expertise in production and manufacturing of ASE technologies

 

Qualifications

What you'll need:

  • Education: 16 years with BS; 14 years with MS; 10 years with PhD
  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance
  • Experience working with various aircraft survivability systems and technologies
  • Experience with highly specialized applications, high-level functional analysis, design, and integration on exceptionally complex problems related to the effective implementation of ASE Systems
  • Experience creating scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructures that align with an organization's business needs and objectives
  • Experience with defense applications of agile software development and testing
  • Experience with Aviation System Mission Equipment Cyber Survivability and Electronic Warfare
  • Experience with Hardware-in-the-loop development and its use for system training and evaluations

 

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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

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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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

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